Sunday, April 15, 2007

Pitching And Defense Wins Games, But Hitting Helps, Too

In last weekend’s conference series, Fairfield had solid pitching.

This weekend, Fairfield got great pitching again, but this time, they also got great hitting.

The Stags pounded out 18 hits in yesterday’s doubleheader with Iona. Seven different batters got hits in game one, as opposed to three or four, like had been the case for the last several weeks.

11 hits came in game one, while seven came in game two.

The most important improvement was in two-out hitting.

In game one, Fairfield notched all seven of its runs on two outs. Six of them came on legitimate hits, while only one came on a passed ball.

If the Stags want to build off yesterday’s strong performance, they must continue to hit in the clutch.

-Frank Romano

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