Baseball Recap: Bingham Comes Up Short

Bingham and Skyridge squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Bingham had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 10-9. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Miners, who until this matchup were averaging 4.08 runs allowed.

Jared Orullian was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bauer Jacobs, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Bingham's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-10. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.25 runs. As for Skyridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.

While Bingham 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 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.