The Quakers played a clean game to beat Wilson 9-3.

The pitching was solid -- with a good start by Kaoru Yamazaki. Michael Untereiner did well in two innings of relief, and Max Kohn finished the game, facing four batters in the seventh inning.

The offense was effective, recording 11 hits spread among eight different players. Additionally, the Quaker hitters made it tough on the defense by hitting lots of balls hard on the ground. While some translated into outs, several others yielded baserunners after fielding or throwing errors. Highlights included curveballs smashed for extra bases by George Marcou (in the fifth) and Stephanie Everett (in the seventh) and a line drive blasted over the center fielder by Matt Sarro (in the sixth).

For the first time this season, the Quaker defense played with obvious confidence and poise. Routine play were made to look routine, and several terrific plays turned Wilson baserunners into outs: to end the fifth, George Marcou smothered a shot down the right field line and touched first base; for the first out of the seventh inning, shortstop Matt Sarro fielded a bounding groundball on the run between short and third and quickly threw the ball on the run and across his body on a line to first base where George Marcou made a great stretch to beat the runner by a step; for the second out of the seventh inning, pitcher Max Kohn hustled off the mound to field a swinging bunt on the left side -- turning and firing to first base to barely get the runner.

All in all, it was a terrific effort and team win. The Quakers look to repeat the performance on Saturday at Potomac.