Baseball Recap: Philip Barbour turns things around after road loss

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 12:33am

Baseball Recap: Philip Barbour Colts vs. Parkersburg Big Reds

There's no place like home for Philip Barbour, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They skirted past the Parkersburg Big Reds 4-2.

Grant Harris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.

At the plate, Philip Barbour's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Gray, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

On Parkersburg's side, Landon Bryan put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Bryan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.

Philip Barbour is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Parkersburg, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.

Philip Barbour will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Buckhannon-Upshur at 5:30 p.m. As for Parkersburg, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-0 defeat vs. Bridgeport on the 27th.

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