Baseball Recap: East Greenwich takes a tough playoff loss

By Team Reports Jun 8, 2024, 3:31pm

Baseball Recap: East Greenwich Avengers vs. Westerly Bulldogs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Greenwich can now relate to. They fell 6-3 to the Westerly Bulldogs on Saturday. East Greenwich has struggled against Westerly recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

For Westerly's part, Zack Miner made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Miner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Miner was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Tom Fiore was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

East Greenwich's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Westerly, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-6-1.

While East Greenwich had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Monday.

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