Baseball Recap: Darlington Comes Up Short

Darlington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of the Bluffton Bobcats.

Ryder Morgan

Runs

05/06/25 @ Bluffton	2
04/17/25 @ Wilson	2
04/04/25 vs Lower Richland	2
04/04/25 vs Lower Richland	2
05/01/25 vs Marlboro County	1
+ 6 more games

Ryder Morgan was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Morgan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs. Darlington is 3-1 when Morgan posts two or more runs, but 2-16 otherwise.

In other batting news, Keontae Scipio made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Shane Oliver was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.

Darlington's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Bluffton, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-13.

As of now, neither Darlington nor the Bobcats have any future games scheduled.