Baseball Recap: Pryor comes up short despite Bryce Pathkiller's strong performance

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 9:41am

Baseball Recap: Pryor Tigers vs. Del City Eagles

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pryor can now relate to. They fell just short of the Del City Eagles by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. Pryor was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Del City apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Wednesday.

Bryce Pathkiller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.

At the plate, Gavin Roberts made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-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.

Even though they lost, Pryor didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.

On Del City's side, George Gouldsby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Gouldsby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mikale Standifer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Blake Barker was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.

Pryor has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 22-14 record this season. As for Del City, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-28.

As of now, neither Pryor nor Del City have any future games scheduled.

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