Baseball Recap: Cody Densley leads Cyprus to victory over Granger

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 8:05pm

Baseball Recap: Cyprus Pirates vs. Granger Lancers

Cyprus entered their tilt with Granger with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Granger Lancers a 14-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering Cyprus has won nine games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Ayden Italsano and Jacob Jensen were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Italsano didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Jensen tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Italsano went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles, while Jensen scored three runs and stole a base.

In other batting news, Cody Densley was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Cam'Ron Rendon was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.

Cyprus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Granger, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15.

Cyprus will have a chance to go back-to-back against Granger: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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