Baseball Recap: Bradford's loss ends five-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 7:02am

Baseball Recap: Bradford Owls vs. Punxsutawney Chucks

Bradford lost against Punxsutawney back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Bradford Owls lost 14-1 to the Punxsutawney Chucks. Bradford has not had much luck with Punxsutawney recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Bradford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mitch Brinsky, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

On Punxsutawney's side, Nevin Day made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Day has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Day was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brody Stouffer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Luke Miller was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Bradford's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-9. As for Punxsutawney, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 13-2.

Bradford will be playing at home against Kane at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Punxsutawney will take on DuBois at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Punxsutawney's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while DuBois has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

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