For the second straight game, Nantucket will face off against Martha's Vineyard Regional. The Whalers will welcome the Vineyarders at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Nantucket has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Martha's Vineyard Regional will come in with four straight victories.
Nantucket fell victim to Martha's Vineyard Regional and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Vineyarders. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Whalers haven't been shut out since back in March.
For Martha's Vineyard Regional's part, Wyatt Loughman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Loughman a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rob Pacheco, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Lathrop Keene was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Martha's Vineyard Regional always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Martha's Vineyard Regional pushed their record up to 9-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Nantucket, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
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