Baseball Recap: James Island Trojans vs. Wade Hampton Generals
In what's become a running theme this season, James Island gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against the Wade Hampton Generals as the James Island Trojans made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for James Island.
Taj Marchand was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Marchand was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Cooper Jones looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Grayson Bennett, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake Amman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
James Island's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2-1. As for Wade Hampton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.
As of now, neither James Island nor Wade Hampton have any future games scheduled.
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