Baseball Recap: Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests vs. St. Anselm's Abbey Panthers
In what's become a running theme this season, Sandy Spring Friends gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against the St. Anselm's Abbey Panthers as the Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests made off with an 11-1 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Sandy Spring Friends as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Noah Gross and Sam Deichman-Caswell made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gross pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Deichman-Caswell pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Gross scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Deichman-Caswell went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, Sandy Spring Friends got a big performance out of Jacob Edelman, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Minheyeok (Steve) Kim was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
The victory (which was Sandy Spring Friends' sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-4. As for St. Anselm's Abbey, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Sandy Spring Friends will look to defend their home field on Monday against Washington Waldorf at 4:30 p.m. Sandy Spring Friends is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for St. Anselm's Abbey, they will head out on the road to square off against McLean at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Anselm's Abbey is facing McLean at the right time seeing as McLean is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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