Baseball Recap: Middle Park Panthers vs. Jefferson Saints
Middle Park scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Jefferson Saints with a sharp 15-4 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Theo Brown was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Brown has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Middle Park got a massive performance out of Diogui Laynes, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Gunnar Bjerken was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
On Jefferson's side, Harper Olsen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Demitrius Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Middle Park's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Jefferson, they dropped their record down to 4-13 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Middle Park beat Jefferson by a score of 8-6 later that day.
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