Baseball Recap: Hope Comes Up Short

Hope extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping them down to 3-12. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the North Smithfield Northmen. If the Blue Wave were looking for revenge after losing 8-1 to the Northmen when the teams met back in May of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Chris Bernard

Hits Against

05/13/26 @ North Smithfield	1
05/07/26 vs Juanita Sanchez Complex	1
05/05/26 vs Woonsocket	0

Chris Bernard put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Bryan Abreu made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.

As for North Smithfield, their win bumped their record up to 7-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since May 29, 2025.

On North Smithfield's side, the team relied heavily on Nick Tremblay, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Tremblay is becoming a predictor of the Northmen's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Nickerson, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.

Hope has already played their next game (against Paul Cuffee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Smithfield, they will host Blackstone Valley Prep at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The PRIDE's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Northmen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.