Baseball Recap: Mitchell triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Simon Gaines

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 4:28pm

Baseball Recap: Mitchell Bluejackets vs. Eastern Greene Thunderbirds

In what's become a running theme this season, Mitchell gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They never let the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Mitchell who now have three in a row.

Not much got past Ben Seitzinger, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Eastern Greene off the board. Seitzinger has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Simon Gaines, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Gibson Glassco was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Mitchell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Eastern Greene, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-6.

Mitchell will be playing at home against Barr-Reeve at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mitchell: 3.3, Barr-Reeve: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Eastern Greene, they will challenge Orleans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eastern Greene is facing Orleans at the right time seeing as Orleans is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.

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