Baseball Recap: Somerset Berkley Regional triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Luke Thornton

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 3:02pm

Baseball Recap: Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders vs. Greater New Bedford RVT Bears

Somerset Berkley Regional had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Greater New Bedford RVT Bears and snuck past 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Somerset Berkley Regional also won the last time the pair played back in April.

Landon Richardson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Thornton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Somerset Berkley Regional has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Greater New Bedford RVT, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9.

Somerset Berkley Regional has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Old Rochester Regional at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Somerset Berkley Regional's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Old Rochester Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Greater New Bedford RVT, they will head out on the road to challenge Bourne at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.

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