Baseball Recap: Farmington Victorious

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Previous Games

05/08/25 - Away	6-4 W
05/10/24 - Away	6-9 L
05/04/24 - Home	5-4 W
05/03/23 - Away	5-9 L
04/12/23 - Home	18-14 W
+ 5 more games

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Farmington ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Conard Red Wolves 6-4. That's two games straight that the River Hawks have won by exactly two runs.

Noah Grosso made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

In other pitching news, Chase Clay tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Farmington let Jake Tomkiewicz and Ty Nogiec run wild. Tomkiewicz got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Nogiec went 4-for-5 with three runs and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Tomkiewicz has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Kinney, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.

Farmington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Conard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Farmington will welcome Northwest Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Conard, they will head out to square off against Bristol Eastern at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.