Baseball Recap: Bristol Panthers vs. Chalker Wildcats
After a string of five wins, Bristol's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 8-4 to the Chalker Wildcats. Bristol was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Chalker apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Bristol saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Croc Thorp, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Chalker's side, Vince DelVecchio made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). DelVecchio was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Herdman was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Daniel Kellar, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Bristol's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Chalker, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Bristol didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-4 victory vs. Maplewood on the 20th. Chalker has also already played their next match, a 14-2 win against McKinley on the 20th.
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