Photo at left: Staples’ Andrew Oppenheimer allowed only three hits and struck out eight in Wednesday’s
10-0 win over Norwalk. At right: Jack Farnen smacks a double for the Wreckers. / Photos by Mark Sikorski

By Andy Hutchison

WESTPORT — Patience at the plate paid off for the Staples baseball team Wednesday, combining 10 walks with nine hits en route to a 10-0 triumph over visiting Norwalk.

Andrew Oppenheimer pitched a stellar game as well, allowing only three hits and striking out eight in six innings.

Oppenheimer helped his own cause at the plate with a pair of hits, and Jack Farnen also collected two hits. 

Photo at left: Luke Oakley, who had two of Staples’ 10 walks, scores a run during the team’s home field victory Wednesday. At right: Catcher Jake Goldshore stops a pitch in the dirt.

Ben Cukier and Farnen both drove in a pair of runs. 

Luke Oakley, Max Jossen and Cooper Brundige all worked two walks.

The Wreckers will visit Ridgefield at 4 p.m. Friday at and return home at 4:30 p.m. Monday to face New Canaan. (Game schedules are subject to change; click for the latest updates.) 

Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories in Fairfield County, since the 1990s.

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