Baseball Recap: Mt. Pleasant Gets the Win

Mt. Pleasant proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights 10-9. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Kilties also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2025.

Waner Mateo made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Mateo was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Jariel Echevarria

Hits (Career)

05/07/26 vs Exeter-West Greenwich	3
05/05/26 vs Davies Career & Tech	2
04/21/26 @ Tiverton	2
04/18/26 vs Times Squared Academy	2
04/06/26 @ Providence Country Day	2

In other batting news, Mt. Pleasant let Jariel Echevarria and Yadiel Peralta run wild. Echevarria went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Peralta went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Echevarria a new career-high. Yamil Moya was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Mt. Pleasant's record is now 9-6. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-5.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mt. Pleasant will host Rogers at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, they will welcome North Smithfield at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.