Baseball Recap: Delaware Valley falls despite strong effort from Jesse Hawke

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 10:26am

Baseball Recap: Delaware Valley Warriors vs. Stroudsburg Mountaineers

After flying high against West Scranton on Friday, Delaware Valley came back down to earth. The Delaware Valley Warriors fell just short of the Stroudsburg Mountaineers by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. Delaware Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Stroudsburg apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.

Jesse Hawke was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.

At the plate, Lawson Hawke was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Phillips, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

On Stroudsburg's side, their victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brian Kitchell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Delaware Valley's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Stroudsburg, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Delaware Valley will take on Wallenpaupack Area at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Delaware Valley and Wallenpaupack Area are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Stroudsburg, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against East Stroudsburg North at 4:00 p.m. Stroudsburg is facing East Stroudsburg North at the right time seeing as East Stroudsburg North is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.

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