Baseball Recap: St. John's falls despite strong effort from Christian Pittman

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2024, 4:05pm

Baseball Recap: St. John's Islanders vs. Lowcountry Leadership NaviGators

St. John started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Lowcountry Leadership. They lost 15-9 to the Lowcountry Leadership NaviGators on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. John's of the 8-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.

Christian Pittman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Robert Grant was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Even though they lost, St. John's was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.

On Lowcountry Leadership's side, the team relied heavily on Will Hall, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Hall is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Seabrook Greene, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Lowcountry Leadership, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.

As of now, neither St. John's nor Lowcountry Leadership have any future games scheduled.

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