Baseball Recap: Mount Greylock Regional Comes Up Short

Mount Greylock Regional extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 2-5. They lost 17-1 to the Drury Blue Devils. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Mount Greylock Regional saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malcolm Leyda, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

As for Drury, the win got them back to even at 3-3. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.

On Drury's side, Carson Rylander was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Rylander also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Drury is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise. Rylander was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Connor Hinkell was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one triple. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JJ Prenguber, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.

Looking ahead, Mount Greylock Regional will welcome Tamarac at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Drury, they will venture away from home to challenge Southwick Regional at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Rams have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.8 runs per game on average), something the Blue Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.