Baseball Recap: Hunter Grant can't quite lead Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond over Sullivan

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 5:59pm

Baseball Recap: Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights vs. Sullivan Redskins

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's offense. They lost 10-0 to the Sullivan Redskins on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Grant, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.

On Sullivan's side, not much got past Schafer Ogle, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond off the board. Ogle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caden Saul, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Wright, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Sullivan, their win bumped their record up to 10-15.

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Villa Grove at 4:30 p.m. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Sullivan, they will head out on the road to square off against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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