Baseball Recap: Milan's loss ends five-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 1:21am

Baseball Recap: Milan Bulldogs vs. Ripley Tigers

Milan fell victim to Ripley and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Ripley Tigers by a score of 2-0. Milan was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ripley apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.

For Ripley's part, not much got past Bode Glenn, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Milan off the board. Glenn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Tommy White was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Demarius Barnes, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.

Milan's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for Ripley, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-14.

While Milan had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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