South Kingstown dropped their record down to 18-7 on Monday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the Cumberland Clippers, falling 11-1. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Rebels, who until this match were averaging 2.56 runs allowed.
South Kingstown saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael DiGioia, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Cumberland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
On Cumberland's side, Liam Monahan tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Chase Austin was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Cousineau, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
As of now, neither South Kingstown nor Cumberland have any future games scheduled.
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