The Westerly Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Cumberland Clippers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cumberland took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Westerly, who comes in off a win.
Westerly took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Barrington by a score of 8-3.
Michael Poole made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Poole was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Luke Gwaltney
| 04/08/25 vs Barrington | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Coventry | 1 |
| 05/14/24 vs East Providence | 1 |
| 05/09/24 @ Ponaganset | 1 |
| 05/02/24 vs East Greenwich | 1 |
In other batting news, Luke Gwaltney was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Tom Fiore was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cumberland didn't have quite enough to beat South Kingstown on Tuesday and fell 4-3. The Clippers haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Josh Lyon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cumberland fell to 3-1. As for Westerly, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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