Baseball Recap: Chester Victorious

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Chester ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Academy Park Knights 13-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Clippers have posted since April 16, 2024.

Jorge Nunez

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/06/25 vs Academy Park	7
04/29/25 vs Chichester	2
03/25/25 vs Interboro	2
03/21/25 vs Chichester	2
04/08/25 @ Chichester	1

Jorge Nunez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Chester: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on A-Saiah Payne, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Chester's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jonathan Quiros, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.

Chester's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Academy Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.

Chester will welcome Penn Wood at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Clippers are facing the Patriots at the right time seeing as the Patriots are stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Academy Park, they will take on Interboro at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Buccaneers have averaged an impressive 9.7 runs per game this season.