Baseball Recap: Piedmont Finds Playoff Glory Versus Archie Williams

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Piedmont walked away with it. They had just enough and edged out the Archie Williams Peregrine Falcons 7-6 on Tuesday. This was payback for the Highlanders, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.

George Bishop tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Diego Delventhal was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Vo, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Piedmont's record is now 16-9. As for Archie Williams, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season.

Piedmont will face off against Northgate at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Broncos will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something the Highlanders surely won't give up without a fight. Archie Williams does not have any more games scheduled as of now.