Baseball Recap: Woonsocket Extends Winning Streak to Six

Woonsocket extended their winning streak (dating back to last season) to six on Monday, bumping them up to 3-0. They put the hurt on the North Smithfield Northmen with a sharp 11-4 win. Fans of the Villa Novans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Patrick Munger and Jullian De Jesus made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Munger pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, De Jesus struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Munger has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season. At the plate, Munger went 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while De Jesus went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Woonsocket let Jordan Plante and Juleus Perez run wild. Plante got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Perez went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most runs Perez has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Guilbeault, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Woonsocket hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Smithfield struck out 12 times.

As for North Smithfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2. The defeat continues a trend for them in their meetings with Woonsocket: they've now lost seven in a row.

On North Smithfield's side, Nick Tremblay made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.

Coming up, Woonsocket will host Blackstone Valley Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Smithfield, they will head out on the road to take on Paul Cuffee at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.