Baseball Recap: Dirigo Victorious

Dirigo's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Mountain Valley Falcons. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Colin Waugh was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Waugh was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trevor Crosby, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Dirigo is 4-1 when Crosby posts two or more runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hudson Lufkin, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Dirigo is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Mountain Valley, they dropped their record down to 8-9-1 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

As of now, neither Dirigo nor the Falcons have any future games scheduled.