Baseball Recap: Gardner-South Wilmington Comes Up Short

St. Anne hit Gardner-South Wilmington with a five-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers fell 9-5 to the Cardinals. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

Case Christensen put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Cole Hampson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Ryan Millette also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Gardner-South Wilmington has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for St. Anne, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8.

While Gardner-South Wilmington had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.