Pioneer Valley Regional put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Palmer Panthers with a sharp 16-4 win. Fans of Pioneer Valley Regional have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Alex McLelland was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. McLelland was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Pioneer Valley Regional got a massive performance out of Ben Werner, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Evan Tsipenyuk, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Palmer's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Holbrook, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Mayberry, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Pioneer Valley Regional pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Palmer, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Pioneer Valley Regional will be playing at home against Turners Falls at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Palmer, they will head out on the road to face off against South Hadley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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