Clippers
| 05/27/25 vs Cranston West | 5-0 |
| 05/20/25 vs Pilgrim | 1-0 |
| 05/17/25 @ Bishop Hendricken | 4-2 |
| 05/16/25 vs Lincoln | 9-3 |
| 05/14/25 vs Mt. Hope | 7-2 |
| + 5 more games |
Cumberland faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Clippers never let the Falcons get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Clippers, who have now won ten games in a row.
Ben Jahnz tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cumberland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Nocera, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases Nocera has posted since back in April.
Cumberland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cranston West only posted a batting average of .231.
Cumberland pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cranston West, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Cumberland is set to square off against their familiar foe South Kingstown at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Clippers 2.8, the Rebels 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Cranston West will take on rival East Providence at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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