After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Phil Campbell, Sulligent was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Marion County Red Raiders. Considering the Blue Devils' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Ethan Stiles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Stiles was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those RBI were his first of the season.
Quentin Roberts
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In other batting news, Sulligent got a massive performance out of Quentin Roberts, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave Roberts a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Will Barnett, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Sulligent always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Sulligent's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Marion County, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Sulligent will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marion County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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