Westerly's hitters rose to the challenge against a Crusaders pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.83 points allowed on Wednesday. The Westerly Bulldogs put the hurt on the Prout Crusaders with a sharp 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westerly.
Tom Fiore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Fiore was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Grayson Simmons and Josh Ferando did most of the damage at the plate: Simmons scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Ferando scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Nick Tria, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
On Prout's side, Derek Gesmondi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Westerly pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Prout, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Westerly will look to defend their home field on Friday against Barrington at 1:00 p.m. Barrington's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Westerly's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Prout, they will head out on the road to take on Ponaganset at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Ponaganset and Prout are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.
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