Baseball Recap: Spaulding Turns Things Around After Road Loss

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2025, 3:12pm

Baseball Recap: Spaulding Red Raiders vs. Merrimack Tomahawks

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04/18/25 - Home3-2 W
04/15/24 - Home4-8 L
04/17/23 - Away6-5 W
04/18/22 - Home4-6 L
04/18/22 - Home5-6 L
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There's no place like home for Spaulding, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Merrimack Tomahawks 3-2. For the Red Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 8-4 victory the Tomahawks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Aiden Auger tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Colby Lambert was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.

Spaulding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.

Spaulding's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-3-1. As for Merrimack, they dropped their record down to 0-3-1 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Spaulding will face off against rival Goffstown at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Merrimack is set to square off against their familiar foe Winnacunnet at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.

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