Baseball Preview: Pilgrim Patriots vs. Smithfield Sentinels
Pilgrim and Smithfield are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Pilgrim Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Smithfield Sentinels at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Pilgrim's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Smithfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pilgrim is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Smithfield, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Pilgrim was ranked 18th). Pilgrim never let Smithfield onto the board and left with a 14-0 win on Saturday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Pilgrim has managed all season.
Nolan Canestrari was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Canestrari was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jack McConnell was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Chace Roberts was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Pilgrim pushed their record up to 7-9 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Smithfield, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-2.
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