EPHS Baseball thumps Cranston East 4-1 Monday. EP leads Division I Pack

Sophomore Cole Poissant continues to impress with 3-hit game and solid catching.  Daly two-hits the Bolt.

East Providence High defeated Cranston East Monday afternoon 4-1 in a Division I game played at Cranston Stadium. The Townies and the Bolt entered the game with 8-2 records tied for first place with Hendricken. Today's game was never in doubt as the Townies got on the score board in the top of the first inning with 2 runs. With one out, Josh Silveira reached first base on a catcher's interference call. Ben Sears singled on a line drive to left field advancing Silveira to 3rd. EP pitcher Seth Daly grounded out to 2nd which knocked home Silveira for the Townie first run. Sears stole 2nd base and sophomore catcher Cole Poissant lined a single to score Sears putting the Townies up 2-0 early.

Seth Daly would pretty much handcuff the Bolt all day with an assortment of fastballs, changeups and curve balls. Daly gave up just one run on two hits while going the distance for EP. He struck out six batters and walked one.

Cranston East didn't score until the 5th inning after a walk and infield error. East Providence scored in the 6th and the 7th and the Townie pitching and defense held off the Bolt. Poissant and Daly each had three hits for EP. Sears had two hits including a double in the Townie 11 hit attack. The Townies loaded the bases on three different occasions.

East Providence has a tough recent schedule having just played and defeated Hendricken and Cranston East now, who were tied with EP for first place. The stretch continues when EP takes on rival LaSalle this Wednesday afternoon at Pierce Stadium. The Townies and Hendricken sit atop Division I with 9-2 records followed by Cranston East at 8-3.