Baseball Recap: Woodstock Academy Takes Down Masuk in a Playoff Battle

Centaurs

Previous Games

06/02/25 vs Masuk	4-0
05/30/25 @ East Lyme	11-1
05/29/25 @ Waterford	2-0
05/28/25 vs Norwich Free Academy	5-0
05/24/25 vs Killingly	2-1
+ 8 more games

It's playoff time, and Woodstock Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against the Masuk Panthers by a score of 4-0 on Monday. The victory was familiar territory for the Centaurs, who have now won 13 matchups in a row.

Brady Ericson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Those 15 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Bradley Blair was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double. Another player making a difference was Hayden Maloney, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Woodstock Academy pushed their record up to 20-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Masuk, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.

Coming up, Woodstock Academy will take on Brookfield at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Masuk does not have any more games scheduled as of now.