Baseball Recap: Hollins Royals vs. IMG Academy Silver Ascenders
Hollins waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the IMG Academy Silver Ascenders as they made off with a 9-1 win.
Colin Lemons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lemons was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Teagan Davies, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joshua Castellani, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On IMG Academy Silver's side, they got a good showing from Tom Imaizumi, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Imaizumi has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, IMG Academy Silver saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Rivera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hollins pushed their record up to 10-11 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for IMG Academy Silver, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hollins will challenge Jesuit at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for IMG Academy Silver, they will head out on the road to square off against Mulberry at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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