Baseball Game Recap: Poth Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 12:21pm

Baseball Recap: Poth Pirates vs. Karnes City Badgers

Poth fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Karnes City on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Karnes City Badgers by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Poth has lost by just one run.

For Karnes City's part, Caleb Ingle looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ingle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rhett Hodges, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with a home run.

Poth's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8-2. As for Karnes City, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Poth by a score of 9-7.

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