Baseball Recap: Pine Tree Pirates vs. Marshall Mavericks
Pine Tree was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Marshall Mavericks by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Pine Tree of the 5-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Marshall's part, they got a great performance from Caden Noblit as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 6.1 innings pitched. Noblit has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Judson Illingworth, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Pine Tree now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Marshall, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Pine Tree will be playing at home against Tyler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tyler is coming into the game with three straight losses on the road, meaning Pine Tree will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Marshall, they will face off against Texas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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