Baseball Recap: Grafton Now 9-1 over Last Ten Games

Gators

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 vs Nipmuc Regional	13
04/14/25 @ Tantasqua Regional	12
04/09/25 vs Quaboag Regional	12
05/14/25 @ Southbridge	11
04/30/25 vs Prouty	10

Grafton had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Southbridge on Wednesday. The Gators' pitchers stepped up to hand the Pioneers an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won six games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Sean Griffin looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Schiappa, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. Finn Gilmore was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

Grafton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Southbridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.

Coming up, Grafton is taking a road trip to challenge Wellesley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Gators' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Southbridge, they will face off against St. Bernard's Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pioneers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bernardians have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.