Baseball Recap: Ewing triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Collin Elam

By Team Reports May 13, 2024, 3:05pm

Baseball Recap: Ewing Blue Devils vs. Robbinsville Ravens

Ewing waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Robbinsville Ravens. For Ewing, this counts as revenge for the 7-1 loss Robbinsville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.

Collin Elam made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Elam was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.

In other batting news, Chris Salmon and Keith Lesko did most of the damage at the plate: Salmon went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, while Lesko scored a run while going 2-for-3. Jake Mignogna was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Ewing is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Robbinsville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.

Ewing will be playing at home against West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Tuesday. As for Robbinsville, they will head out on the road to take on Hun at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hun: 3, Robbinsville: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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