Baseball Recap: Stonington Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

By Team Reports May 13, 2025, 6:50pm

Baseball Recap: Stonington Bears vs. Old Lyme Wildcats

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Previous 5 Games

05/13/25 vs Old Lyme9-0
05/12/25 vs Bacon Academy7-0
05/11/25 @ St. Bernard13-3
05/08/25 @ Griswold6-2
05/07/25 vs Montville10-0

Stonington waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Old Lyme Wildcats get on the board and left with a 9-0 win. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 14-13 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Jace Wolfradt made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

In other pitching news, Grayson Dull looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Wolfradt, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Matteo Panciera, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Stonington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Stonington pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Old Lyme, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Looking ahead, Stonington will head out on the road to square off against Ledyard at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Old Lyme, they will challenge Portland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats are facing the Highlanders at the right time seeing as the Highlanders are stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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