After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Central, East Longmeadow was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Northampton Blue Devils a 12-0 shutout. Considering the Spartans have won three games by more than 11 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
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Nick Rocca made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because East Longmeadow is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise. Rocca was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Max Carlin was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for East Longmeadow: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-3 otherwise. Jacob Maurer also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
The win got East Longmeadow back to even at 3-3. As for Northampton, their defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Coming up, East Longmeadow will face off against Minnechaug Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northampton, they will take on Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Golden Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Blue Devils' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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