
Knights
05/10/25 @ Greenport | 29 |
05/10/25 @ Greenport | 18 |
05/07/25 vs Greenport | 14 |
05/01/25 @ Southold | 14 |
05/12/25 vs Hampton Bays | 11 |
Smithtown Christian extended their winning streak to eight on Monday, bumping their season record up to 14-1 in the process. They blew past the Hampton Bays Baymen 12-1. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Erick Aristy and Quincy Gibbs made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Aristy tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gibbs didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 17 over six innings pitched. Those 17 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Aristy went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Gibbs went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Gibbs has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
In other batting news, Luke Ruggiero and Vaughn Beresford did most of the damage at the plate: Ruggiero went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Beresford went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four hits gave Ruggiero a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Caleb Calder, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Smithtown Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hampton Bays only posted an OBP of .148.
As for Hampton Bays, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9. The game marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
On Hampton Bays' side, Seamus Smith * made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and earned one run and four stolen bases.
Smithtown Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Baymen: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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