Baseball Recap: Harvest Community Warriors vs. ED White Commanders
In what's become a running theme this season, Harvest Community gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the ED White Commanders with a sharp 19-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Harvest Community considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Luke Gammage made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Gammage has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gammage was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with five RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryson Hebert, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Jonathan Drost was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On ED White's side, Paul White made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Donny Moore, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Harvest Community now has a winning record of 8-7. As for ED White, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.
Harvest Community will be playing at home against Seacoast Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seacoast Christian Academy is coming into the contest with four straight losses on the road, meaning Harvest Community will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for ED White, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 17-1 defeat vs. Orange Park on the 18th.
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