Baseball Recap: Gateway has no trouble against Penn Hills

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 8:45am

Baseball Recap: Gateway Gators vs. Penn Hills Indians

Gateway owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Penn Hills Indians. That's more bragging rights for Gateway, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Myles Beavin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Beavin was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.

In other pitching news, Gateway got a great performance from Jon Saunders as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Saunders has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Grady Dunsmore, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Ahmad Harris was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

The victory made it two in a row for Gateway and bumps their season record up to 4-14. As for Penn Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-14.

Gateway didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-1 draw vs. McKeesport on the 9th. Penn Hills has also already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against North Hills on the 9th.

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