Baseball Recap: Sewickley Academy comes up short despite Billy Pietragallo's strong performance

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 7:12am

Baseball Recap: Sewickley Academy vs. Carlynton Cougars

It was a good run, but Sewickley Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 9-6 to the Carlynton Cougars. Sewickley Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Carlynton apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Monday.

Billy Pietragallo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

On Carlynton's side, Tyler Heinrich was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Mulligan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Sewickley Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Carlynton, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.

Sewickley Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carlynton, they will head out on the road to square off against Jefferson-Morgan at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carlynton has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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