St. Michaels waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Kent County Trojans with a sharp 15-4 victory. The result was nothing new for St. Michaels, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Bobby Fink made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Fink was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Connor Wheeler was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
St. Michaels' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for Kent County, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
St. Michaels will be playing at home against North Dorchester at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Dorchester: 2.2, St. Michaels: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Kent County, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Easton at 4:00 p.m.
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