Baseball Recap: St. Augustine Comes Up Short

St. Augustine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Atlantic Sharks.

St. Augustine got a good showing from Chris Baker, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.

At the plate, St. Augustine saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden Blakney, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Another was Drew O'Quinn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

St. Augustine's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Atlantic, the win got them back to even at 1-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. St. Augustine will venture away from home to square off against Palatka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Atlantic, they will take on Trinity Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.