Baseball Recap: Bedford falls despite strong effort from Quincy Swaim

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 11:18am

Baseball Recap: Bedford Bisons vs. Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers

Bedford scored first but ultimately less than Philipsburg-Osceola in their game on Friday. They fell just short of the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers by a score of 6-4. Bedford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ty Decker put in work no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Decker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.

In other batting news, Quincy Swaim was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Joey Huxta was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

On Philipsburg-Osceola's side, the team relied heavily on Sam McDonald, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.

Bedford's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.

Bedford will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bishop Carroll at 2:30 p.m. Bedford is facing Bishop Carroll at the right time seeing as Bishop Carroll is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, they will head out on the road to square off against Huntingdon at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Philipsburg-Osceola is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.

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