Baseball Recap: Triston Cronk can't quite lead Bennett over Elizabeth

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 11:11am

Baseball Recap: Bennett Tigers vs. Elizabeth Cardinals

It was a good run, but Bennett unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 14-4 to the Elizabeth Cardinals.

Bennett saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Triston Cronk, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Hawes, who scored a run and stole two bases.

On Elizabeth's side, Mason Evans and Cade Taylor made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Evans tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Taylor pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Evans scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Taylor scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Joey Dome and Tristan O'Neal did most of the damage at the plate: Dome scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while O'Neal went 4-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a triple. Landen Moore was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

Bennett's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Elizabeth, they pushed their record up to 8-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.

Bennett will take on Strasburg at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bennett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Elizabeth, they will head out on the road to face off against Sierra at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Elizabeth's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.

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