Elms Torpedoed by Contreras in 3-0 Loss to Bennington Saturday, September 16th , 1905 Salustiano Contreras was sneaky fast, on the mark, and hard to hit. He led the Bennington Melodeons to victory, 3-0, blanking the Waterville Elms on 2 hits. He had 3 walks and 11 strikeouts.
"You know what he's going to throw. You know what to expect. And you still can't hit it," Waterville skipper Esteban Bruno told reporters after the shutout loss. "He just had a real deceptive fastball today and he was throwing it for strikes."
This season, Contreras has compiled a 23-10 mark with a 2.00 ERA.