Block Island will head out on the road to face off against the Mt. Pleasant Kilties on Tuesday. Neither Block Island nor Mt. Pleasant posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Block Island lost 11-2 to Scituate on Saturday. Block Island has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 8-2 to Tolman.
Edward Roquez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Roquez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Roquez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Mt. Pleasant got a good showing from Smerlyn Lopez, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
Roquez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Leo Nunez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Block Island's record now sits at 0-2. As for Mt. Pleasant, their record now sits at 4-6.
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