Baseball Recap: Colleton County Comes Up Short

Colleton County extended their losing streak to seven on Wednesday, dropping them down to 5-10. They lost 13-0 to the Hilton Head Island Seahawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Seahawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-4 on Monday.

As for Hilton Head Island, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games.

For Hilton Head Island's part, Grady Cherrington- Dunton was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Cherrington- Dunton a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dashel DesNoyers, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jensen Boretti, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

While Colleton County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.