Baseball Recap: Williams Field Takes a Loss

Williams Field extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 14-8 in the process. They fell 10-5 to the Queen Creek Bulldogs. That's two games in a row now that the Black Hawks have lost by exactly five runs.

Jaxson Triggs and Asher Landry did some serious damage despite the final result: Triggs went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base, while Landry went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Another player making a difference was Silas Stephens, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

As for Queen Creek, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-6. Ten seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

On Queen Creek's side, Cody Cooper looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cooper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Queen Creek let Jordan Ransom and Jet Berry run wild. Ransom went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Berry went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Ransom a new career-high. Alex Gamboa also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.

Williams Field and Queen Creek should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. The Black Hawks will face off against Skyline at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (24 vs. 90). Meanwhile, Queen Creek (ranked ninth) will meet Desert Ridge (ranked 87th) at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.