Baseball Recap: Arundel Has No Trouble Against South River

Arundel had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt South River on Thursday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Seahawks with a sharp 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.

Tahner McGriff tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has become a key player for Arundel: the team is 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-8 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Dom Erculiani was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jacob Pruski also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Arundel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The win got Arundel back to even at 10-10. As for South River, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.

Looking ahead, Arundel will head out on the road to take on Decatur at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Seahawks' pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. South River does not have any more games scheduled as of now.