Published: April 26, 2008 12:01 am         

Garrett rallies to sweep Harford

Kris Torrance belted a grand slam in a wild eight-run seventh inning to lift Garrett to a 9-6 win over Harford on Friday.

The Lakers also scored a come-from-behind win in the nitecap to sweep the twinbill.

In the opener, Garrett trailed 6-1 through six innings and was just three outs from defeat.

Jeremy Shackelford’s sacrifice fly made it 6-2, and Ricky Cordido followed with an RBI single. Two bases-loaded walks moved the score to 6-5, and Torrance cleared the bases with his grand slam that gave the Lakers their first lead of the day.

Justin Quinn had an RBI triple and double and Shackelford added an RBI double for Garrett.

Maupin hit two homers for Harford, a solo shot in the first inning and a grand slam in the fifth.

Jeff Karczewski, who relieved in the fifth, got the win.

In the second game, Joe Wilt homered in a six-run fifth inning to rally Garrett. The Lakers trailed 7-2 after four innings, and the six-run fifth put Garrett ahead 8-7. Al Anderson had an RBI single, Steve Saulnier a two-run double and Wilt a two-run homer, all with two out in the big inning.

The Lakers scored 10 times in their final three at-bats.

Cordido finished with a double, two singles and two RBIs, and Corey Carr and Steve Saulnier a two-run double and two singles each for Garrett.

Gonzalez hit a three-run homer for Harford.

Garrett’s John Opincarne relieved with the bases loaded an no one out in the fourth and got out of the jam with two strikeouts and a pop up.

Reed Alfieri got the final out in the seventh on a deep fly to left with the tying run at the plate.

Garrett (20-21-1) plays a twinbill at Chesapeake today.