Baseball Recap: Windham Bombers vs. Maplewood Rockets
Windham fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Maplewood on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 10-7 to the Maplewood Rockets. Windham has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Maplewood's part, Gabe Erwin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Erwin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Zach Suba looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kenyan Clover, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Marshall Eloph was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Windham's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Maplewood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Windham will head out on the road to square off against Pymatuning Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Maplewood, they will be playing at home against Lordstown at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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