Baseball Recap: Joseph Paccione leads Cranford to victory over Union

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 6:32pm

Baseball Recap: Cranford Cougars vs. Union Farmers

Cranford can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They never let the Union Farmers onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Cranford, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Cranford got a great performance from Joseph Paccione as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Paccione has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Cranford let Sean Riley and Ryan Carracino loose on the outfield. Riley scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Carracino scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Dylan Falk, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Cranford has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.

Cranford will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Watchung Hills Regional at 4:00 p.m. Cranford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Union, they will head out on the road to face off against Randolph at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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