Baseball Recap: Lower Cape May Comes Up Short

Lower Cape May was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timber Creek Regional Chargers. The Tigers were not able to make up for their loss to the Chargers from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.

Sean Kelleher put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kelleher was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double.

In other batting news, Ashton Ray was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

Lower Cape May's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Timber Creek Regional, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.

Coming up, Lower Cape May will look to defend their home field on Monday against Holy Spirit at 4:00 p.m. The Spartans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Timber Creek Regional, they will face off against Cedar Creek at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.