Baseball Recap: Little Miami falls despite strong effort from Ian Sukup

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 7:11am

Baseball Recap: Little Miami Panthers vs. Milford Eagles

Little Miami was the 6-5 winner over Milford when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Little Miami Panthers fell just short of the Milford Eagles by a score of 9-7 on Friday. Little Miami has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ian Sukup was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Jackson Reynolds was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.

Even though they lost, Little Miami didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.

On Milford's side, Chris Dawson looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, Logan Brocki was incredible, scoring four runs while going 4-for-6. Another player making a difference was Jake McCoy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Little Miami's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Milford, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Little Miami beat Milford by a score of 8-4 later that day.

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