Baseball Recap: Chariho Takes Down Ranked Burrillville

Chargers

Previous 6 Games

05/27/25 vs Burrillville	9-5
05/20/25 @ West Warwick	5-0
05/19/25 vs East Greenwich	10-0
05/17/25 @ Prout	6-3
05/16/25 vs Classical	11-0
05/13/25 @ Central	6-4

Chariho faced Burrillville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Chargers walked away with a 9-5 win over the Broncos. The victory was nothing new for the Chargers as they're now sitting on six straight.

Adam Carpenter and Gavyn Pepler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Carpenter struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Pepler tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Carpenter went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Pepler got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Pepler a new career-high.

In other batting news, Gavin Apice was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Christian Mancini, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Chariho's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Burrillville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.

Looking ahead, Chariho will head out to square off against North Providence at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Chargers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Burrillville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.