Chris Benjamin went the distance, striking out 11 in a five-hit gem, but Pelham's tourney-opening victory was anything but a walk in the park.
Fall Mountain, seeded 11th, gave No. 6 Pelham all it could handle, taking a 1-1 game into the sixth when the Pythons struck for two and put it away.
Benjamin started the winning rally with a hit, and both he and Ryan Frank were safe when the latter placed perfect bunt down. Chris Gamble moved the two up with a sacrifice of his own, and All-Stater Dan Spicer doubled them both home.
The Pythons catch a break today, hosting the quarters at 2 p.m. vs. Bow. The visitors, seeded 14th, KO'd No. 3 Monadnock in the opener.
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