Baseball Game Recap: St. Anselm's Abbey Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 12:01am

Baseball Recap: St. Anselm's Abbey Panthers vs. Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests

St. Anselm's Abbey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to the Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Anselm's Abbey of the 15-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.

For Sandy Spring Friends' part, Noah Gross and Sam Deichman-Caswell were a major factor 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Minheyeok (Steve) Kim, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

St. Anselm's Abbey's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Sandy Spring Friends, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.

St. Anselm's Abbey will head out on the road to face 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. As for Sandy Spring Friends, they will be playing at home against Washington Waldorf at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Sandy Spring Friends will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.

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