Baseball Recap: Mt. Hope Takes a Loss

Mt. Hope had lost 15 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-14 to make it 16. They lost 14-3 to the Cranston West Falcons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huskies of the 5-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.

Trace Dubois

Stolen Base

05/12/25 vs Cranston West	2
05/08/25 vs Coventry	1
05/01/25 vs Cumberland	1
04/30/25 @ Barrington	3

Trace Dubois was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Abbruzzi, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

As for Cranston West, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-10. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their one-run performance the match before.

On Cranston West's side, Michael Parks looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, Parks posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Taylor, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ethan Madden, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Coming up, Mt. Hope will head out to square off against Cumberland at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Clippers have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Cranston West, they will take on North Kingstown at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Skippers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Falcons' hitters will have their work cut out for them.