Baseball Game Recap: Jamestown Muskies vs. West Middlesex Big Reds

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 1:58pm

Baseball Recap: Jamestown Muskies vs. West Middlesex Big Reds

Jamestown lost against West Middlesex back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Jamestown Muskies suffered a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of the West Middlesex Big Reds. Jamestown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Gage Planavsky was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.

On West Middlesex's side, Kyle Gilson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Gilson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, West Middlesex let Bowen Briggs and Tyler Blanton loose on the outfield. Briggs scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Blanton scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Roman Golub, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Jamestown's loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1. As for West Middlesex, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.

Jamestown will head out on the road to face off against Wilmington at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for West Middlesex, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Sharpsville at 4:00 p.m. Sharpsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.

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