Baseball Recap: Satsuma Comes Up Short

Satsuma came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 11-1 to the Orange Beach Makos. The loss continues a trend for the Gators in their meetings with the Makos: they've now lost three in a row.

Satsuma saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Brinkman, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits Brinkman has posted since March 3rd.

Satsuma's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Orange Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.

While Satsuma had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.