Baseball Recap: Chatham Panthers vs. Rensselaer Rams
Chatham put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Rensselaer Rams as the Chatham Panthers made off with a 32-1 win. Considering Chatham has won eight contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
L.J. Morse was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Morse was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brayden Steltz was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Hunter Kelly was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Rensselaer's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Thomas, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Jack Melchior, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Chatham pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rensselaer, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Chatham will play host again on Monday to welcome Coxsackie-Athens, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Chatham's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Coxsackie-Athens' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Rensselaer, they will head out on the road to face off against Voorheesville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rensselaer has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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