Baseball Recap: Clinton's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Monday

Gaels

Previous 5 Games

05/12/25 vs Nashoba Regional	1-8
05/07/25 @ Quabbin Regional	18-4
04/30/25 @ Tyngsborough	8-7
04/28/25 @ Lunenburg	8-1
04/25/25 @ Maynard	9-0

Clinton dropped their record down to 9-4 on Monday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Nashoba Regional Wolves, falling 8-1. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Gaels couldn't push the score so high this time.

Clinton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Frisch, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Frisch has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

As for Nashoba Regional, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games.

On Nashoba Regional's side, Jake Schwartz looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Schwartz is becoming a predictor of the Wolves' success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 5-2 (and 2-6 when he doesn't).

On the hitting side, Jackson Martsteiner and Ben Lamson did most of the damage at the plate: Martsteiner went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Lamson went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Lamson a new career-high. Jackson Libby was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Looking ahead, Clinton will face off against Lunenburg on Wednesday. As for Nashoba Regional, they will head out on the road to face off against Hudson at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wolves 3.5, the Hawks 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.