With victory over Plainville, Simsbury wins for fifth time in six games

SIMSBURY, May 1 – The week is off to a great start for Simsbury High baseball player Jack Donofrio. He is 4-for-8 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI in the past two games. On Tuesday, he pitched five shutout and no-hit innings to lift the Trojans to a 6-1 win over Plainville at Memorial Field.

Donofrio started the game and pitched five innings, not allowing a hit and striking out nine. He did walk four. Plainville got on the board with a pair of singles off reliever Luke Benneche in the sixth inning.

Against the Blue Devils, Simsbury (6-4) had five extra base hits. Donofrio and Tate Valerio each had a pair of doubles while Mason Valentino also doubled.

Simsbury had a 1-0 lead and scored four unearned runs in the fourth inning thanks to a two-out RBI single from Luke Benneche, a two-RBI double from Valentino and a RBI double from Valentino.

Simsbury has won five of the last six games and two in a row. The Trojans began the week with a 6-3 win over E.O. Smith-Storrs on Monday. Donofrio led the way with a two-run home run in the sixth inning. He finished the game going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.

Blake Chapman had two doubles for Simsbury while teammate Tate Valerio had a double, single and one RBI.

Simsbury travels to Wethersfield (7-2) on Thursday and hosts Avon on Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Memorial Field.

Simsbury 6, Plainville 1
At Simsbury
Plainville (6-5)                000  001  0 – 1-2-3
Simsbury (6-4)               100  401  x – 6-12-1
Jordan Bishop, Tyler Manderville (6) and Juan Camacho; Jack Donofrio, Luke Benneche (6), Aidan Shugrue (7) and Ryan Caufield; WP: Donofrio; LP: Bishop; 2B: Jack Donofrio (S) 2, Tate Valerio (S) 2, Mason Valentino (S)

Simsbury 6, E.O. Smith 3
At Storrs
Simsbury (5-4)               110  112  0 – 6-10-1
E.O. Smith (2-6)            011  010  0  — 3-6-4
Brandon White, Aidan Shugrue (5), Jack McNally (6) and Evan Bologa, Tim Talbot (5); Derek Stebbins, unknown (5), unknown (7) and Dillan Passardi; WP: White; LP: Stebbins; Save: McNally; 2B: Clay Tamburri (EOS), Dillan Passardi (EOS), Blake Chapman (S) 2, Tate Valerio (S); HR: Jack Donofrio (S)