Baseball Recap: Toll Gate's win ends six-game losing streak at home

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 9:19pm

Baseball Recap: Toll Gate Titans vs. Cranston East Thunderbolts

Toll Gate won the last time they faced Cranston East, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Toll Gate Titans came out on top against the Cranston East Thunderbolts by a score of 6-3.

Geoffrey Laliberte tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.

On the hitting side, Connor Salzillo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Wheeler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

On Cranston East's side, Kelvin Santos made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Jerusalen Leon was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.

Toll Gate's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-11. As for Cranston East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.

Toll Gate will be playing in front of their home fans against Cranston West at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cranston East, they will head out on the road to take on North Kingstown at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

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