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Recap

The Rockville Royals defeated the Phillies 11-1 after 6 innings.  While the Royals hitting was firing on all cylinders, Rockville’s pitching was also solid.  Bill Riggieri went 4 strong innings in his start, striking out 11 while only giving up 3 hits and no free passes.  Mike Cookson finished the Phillies off with 2 hitless innings with 3 punchouts against only one walk.  Offensively, several Royals contributed heavily.  Josh Svoboda had two big doubles plating 3.  Bill Riggieri reached base 4 out of 5 plate appearances, including a double, a stolen base, 2 runs and a RBI.  Tim Field filled up the stat sheet with 2 free passes, a hit, a run scored and flashed his versatility with two stolen bases.  Curtis Anthony went 2-3 with 2 RBI.  Jay Botti went 2-3 with two runs scored.  For the Phillies, Nico Priscopo went 1-2 with a RBI.  Dan Cummings went 1-2 with a run scored and a stolen base.  Zach Locke also went 1-2.