Baseball Recap: Episcopal Academy triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Reggie King

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 3:36pm

Baseball Recap: Episcopal Academy Churchmen vs. Friends' Central

Episcopal Academy won the last time they faced Friends' Central, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Episcopal Academy Churchmen had just enough and edged Friends' Central out 2-1. That's two games straight that Episcopal Academy has won by just one run.

Episcopal Academy got a great performance from Reggie King as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Episcopal Academy's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Beaulieu, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.

Episcopal Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Friends' Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.

Episcopal Academy will look to defend their home field on Friday against Germantown Academy at 4:00 p.m. The last six games Germantown Academy has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Friends' Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Delaware County Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Delaware County Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

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