Baseball Recap: Danville comes up short despite Wyatt Gale's strong performance

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 1:41pm

Baseball Recap: Danville Admirals vs. Estill County Engineers

On Friday, the Danville Admirals came up short against the Estill County Engineers and fell 5-2.

Wyatt Gale made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.

On Estill County's side, Logan Friend spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayden Woolery, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.

Danville's loss dropped their record down to 12-16. As for Estill County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-13.

Danville will be playing in front of their home fans against Western Hills at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Estill County, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wolfe County at 6:00 p.m. Wolfe County's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Estill County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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