Baseball Recap: Derek Gesmondi leads a balanced attack to beat Chariho

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 9:03pm

Baseball Recap: Prout Crusaders vs. Chariho Chargers

On Thursday, Prout faced Chariho in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Prout Crusaders' pitcher stepped up to hand the Chariho Chargers a 6-0 shutout. Prout might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by six runs or more this season.

The result came thanks to Gavin McCoy's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks.

On the hitting side, Prout saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Gesmondi, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Randall, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Prout's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Chariho, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

Prout will head out on the road to square off against Burrillville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Prout's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Burrillville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chariho, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Narragansett at 12:00 p.m. Chariho and Narragansett are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.

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