Baseball Recap: McCallie Blue Tornado vs. Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish
After a string of four wins, McCallie's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish. McCallie was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Knoxville Catholic apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
McCallie got a good showing from Chap Bandy, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Bandy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nolan Sergeant was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Porter, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
McCallie's loss dropped their record down to 23-12. As for Knoxville Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-15 record this season.
McCallie will be playing in front of their home fans against Father Ryan at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. McCallie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Knoxville Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Baylor at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Baylor is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Knoxville Catholic a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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