Gaels
| 04/11/25 @ Branford | 20 |
| 04/28/25 vs Hamden | 17 |
| 04/09/25 vs Hand | 16 |
| 04/21/25 vs Hillhouse | 13 |
| 04/05/25 @ McMahon | 12 |
There's no place like home for Shelton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hamden Green Dragons a 17-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Gaels have won eight contests by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Sammi Denihan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Jeanise Serrano was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and one double. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chayse DellaRocco, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Shelton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .771. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Shelton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hamden, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Shelton has already played their next game, a 14-0 win against Wilbur Cross on the 30th. Hamden has also already played their next contest (against Cheshire Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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