Baseball Recap: Upper Lake Comes Up Short

Upper Lake extended their losing streak to 15 on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 3-17 in the process. They lost 11-0 to the St. Helena Saints. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 back in April.

As for St. Helena, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-6. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.

For St. Helena's part, Cole Joy was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Joy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 16 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).

In other batting news, Charlie Blaum was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sam Beck, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

As of now, neither Upper Lake nor St. Helena have any future games scheduled.