Baseball Preview: Sutton Sammies vs. Nipmuc Regional Warriors
Sutton is 1-9 against Nipmuc Regional since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Sutton Sammies will be staying on the road to face off against the Nipmuc Regional Warriors at 3:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Sutton lost 7-1 to Douglas on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Sutton has lost by exactly six runs.
Sutton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffen Kisiel, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Nipmuc Regional fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Hopedale on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Raiders by a score of 5-4.
Anthony Ruggiero made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Desmond, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Sutton's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Nipmuc Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sutton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Nipmuc Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sutton might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Nipmuc Regional when the teams last played on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nipmuc Regional's Daniel Heisler, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Sutton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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