Baseball Recap: Matt Ackerly and Sam Consalvo secure win for Brookfield

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 4:06pm

Baseball Recap: Brookfield Bobcats vs. Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars

Brookfield can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brookfield.

Brookfield got a great performance from Nick Petta as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Brookfield let Sam Consalvo and Matt Ackerly loose on the outfield. Consalvo scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Ackerly scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Thad Balzi was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Brookfield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Brookfield will face off against New Fairfield at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Immaculate at 4:15 p.m.

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