After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Grafton, Lafayette was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They never let the Smithfield Packers onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. For Lafayette, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 loss Smithfield walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Brady Isaksen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zach Hassan was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Jones, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
On Smithfield's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Hedgepeth, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The win got Lafayette back to even at 6-6. As for Smithfield, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2.
Lafayette will take on Jamestown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette is facing Jamestown at the right time seeing as Jamestown is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Smithfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Poquoson at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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