With a playoff game on the line, Coventry rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Stafford Bulldogs a 3-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Coventry as they're now sitting on nine straight.
The result came thanks to Aidan Hecht's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dustin Menzel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Coventry is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Stafford, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Coventry is on the road again on Saturday to play Canton. Coventry's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Canton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Stafford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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