Tuesday just wasn't the day for Pinellas Park's offense. They fell victim to a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of the East Lake Eagles on Tuesday. Pinellas Park has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pinellas Park got a good showing from Dean Ross, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Pinellas Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colby Redding, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On East Lake's side, Jayden Harriel made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Harriel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Harriel was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Ben Padinske looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, East Lake let Andrew Sheffield and Daniel Spicher loose on the outfield. Sheffield scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Spicher scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Sheffield has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Gerber, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pinellas Park's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for East Lake, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 21-2.
Pinellas Park will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Tarpon Springs at 7:00 p.m. Tarpon Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Pinellas Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Lake, they will head out on the road to challenge Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Lake is facing Clearwater Central Catholic at the right time seeing as Clearwater Central Catholic is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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