The Plainfield Panthers will square off against the Stonington Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Plainfield has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Plainfield came up short against Ledyard on Monday, falling 16-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Colonels: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stonington). They blew past Windham 20-2 on Monday. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Whippets recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Jace Wolfradt 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 11 over four innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Those triples were his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Finn Eck, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Schrage, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Stonington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Stonington's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Plainfield, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
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