Baseball Recap: Jack Iovino leads a balanced attack to beat Wellesley

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 8:36am

Baseball Recap: Medfield Warriors vs. Wellesley Raiders

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Holliston, Medfield was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the Wellesley Raiders by a score of 4-1. For Medfield, this counts as revenge for the 16-5 defeat Wellesley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2017.

Alex Munz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.

At the plate, Medfield's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Iovino, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Lacruz-Valiente, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Medfield made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Wellesley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Medfield will head out on the road to face off against Norwood at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Norwood's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Medfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Wellesley, they are on the road again on Monday to play Brookline at 4:00 p.m. Brookline will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Wellesley surely won't give up without a fight.

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