Baseball Recap: Stamford Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

Black Knights

Margin (Wins)

04/19/25 vs Lewis Mills	10
04/14/25 vs Bridgeport Central	10
04/14/25 vs Bridgeport Central	10
04/10/25 @ Masuk	10
04/01/25 vs New Canaan	6

There's no place like home for Stamford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lewis Mills Spartans on Saturday as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Black Knights have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Noe Mercedes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Travis Fuchs was incredible, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was CJ Berlingo, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.

Stamford pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lewis Mills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Stamford will take on Bridgeport Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lewis Mills, they will face off against South Windsor at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Bobcats' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.