Baseball Recap: Southington Starts off Right with Win over Conard

Southington took care of business in their home opener on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Conard Red Wolves. The Blue Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Red Wolves, too.

Ryan DeGumbia

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/05/25 vs Conard	10
05/13/24 vs East Catholic	3
05/09/24 vs Hall	2
05/24/24 vs South Windsor	1

Ryan DeGumbia looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mitch Zielinski, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Shane Richters was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Looking ahead, Southington is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Enfield at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Conard, they will face off against Tolland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.