Baseball Recap: East Longmeadow Wins Going Away Against Holyoke

By Team Reports May 12, 2025, 10:01pm

Baseball Recap: East Longmeadow Spartans vs. Holyoke Purple Knights

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While East Longmeadow put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Holyoke. The Spartans blew past the Purple Knights 10-0. Considering the Spartans have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Derek Helberg

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/12/25 vs Holyoke3
04/22/25 @ Northampton1
04/14/25 vs Westfield1
04/10/25 @ Chicopee1

The team relied heavily on Derek Helberg, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Maurer, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

The victory got East Longmeadow back to even at 7-7. As for Holyoke, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Longmeadow will welcome Northampton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Holyoke, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Belchertown at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Orioles will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something the Purple Knights surely won't give up without a fight.

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