Baseball Recap: Oxford Wins Going Away Against Cromwell

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Oxford walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Cromwell Panthers with a sharp 7-1 victory on Monday.

Cole O'Connell

Hits (Career)

06/02/25 vs Cromwell	3
05/02/25 @ Torrington	2
05/21/25 vs Seymour	1
05/16/25 vs Woodland Regional	1
05/13/25 @ Wolcott	1

Cole O'Connell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Oxford's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 4-2 (and 7-8 when he doesn't). O'Connell was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Blake Huston was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Oxford is undefeated when Huston posts two or more runs, but 8-10 otherwise. Jackson Geisweit was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Oxford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cromwell only posted a batting average of .160.

Oxford now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Cromwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10-1.

As of now, neither Oxford nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.