There's no place like home for Westerly, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Barrington Eagles on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Michael Poole made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Poole was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Luke Gwaltney
| 04/08/25 vs Barrington | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Coventry | 1 |
| 05/14/24 vs East Providence | 1 |
| 05/09/24 @ Ponaganset | 1 |
| 05/02/24 vs East Greenwich | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Gwaltney, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Tom Fiore was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Westerly's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-2. As for Barrington, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Westerly is set to face off against their familiar foe Cumberland at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 3.8, the Clippers 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Barrington will challenge rival Cranston West at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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