Baseball Recap: St. Paul Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2025, 7:27pm

Baseball Recap: St. Paul Indians vs. Southeast Lancers

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St. Paul extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 20 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 0-9 in the process. They came up short against the Southeast Lancers, falling 21-1. If the Indians were looking for revenge after losing 15-5 to the Lancers when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

As for Southeast, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-7. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

For Southeast's part, Gannon Hobbs and Solomon Scott were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hobbs struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Scott pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last five games. At bat, Hobbs got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Scott went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Southeast is undefeated when Scott posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, Southeast got a massive performance out of Henry Burns, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Burns a new career-high. Zayne Gabern was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Southeast beat St. Paul by a score of 16-0 later that day.

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