East Hampton dropped their record down to 5-6 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell 5-0 to the Cromwell Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 back in April.
East Hampton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Hanson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for Cromwell, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
On Cromwell's side, not much got past Tyler Sandquist, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep East Hampton off the board. Sandquist has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sam Cleveland was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Ucol, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Coincidentally, East Hampton and Cromwell will both be playing Haddam-Killingworth the next time they take the field. The Bellringers will head out to face the Cougars at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, while the Panthers will head out to face them at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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