Baseball Recap: Yorktown falls despite big games from Brayden Knostman and Kale Blank

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 8:51pm

Baseball Recap: Yorktown Wildcats vs. Port Aransas Marlins

Yorktown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 13-2 to the Port Aransas Marlins. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Yorktown of the 15-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.

Kale Blank and Brayden Knostman did some serious damage despite the final result: Blank went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Knostman scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Knostman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.

Yorktown's defeat dropped their record down to 5-20. As for Port Aransas, they pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.

As of now, neither Yorktown nor Port Aransas have any future games scheduled.

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