Baseball Recap: Maplewood Rockets vs. Windham Bombers
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Maplewood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-7 win over the Windham Bombers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Maplewood also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Gabe Erwin made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Erwin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Zach Suba looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kenyan Clover, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Tyson Webster was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for Maplewood and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Windham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Maplewood will be playing in front of their home fans against Lordstown at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Windham, they will head out on the road to challenge Pymatuning Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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