Baseball Recap: Denison Comes Up Short

Denison had lost seven straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 5-24 to make it eight. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sherman Bearcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bearcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 on Tuesday.

As for Sherman, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-16-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.

For Sherman's part, Denison's batters probably weren't too happy with Brody Ganzer, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up a single walk). Ganzer has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Sherman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Encinas, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Elijah Newton was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Denison is set to challenge their familiar foe Anna at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sherman will face off against rival Lovejoy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.