Gateway suffered their closest loss since March 7th on Wednesday. They fell just short of the St. Cloud Bulldogs by a score of 5-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-4 back in February.
Angel Escobar was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for St. Cloud, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Gateway is taking a road trip to take on Evans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for St. Cloud, they will be taking part in a tournament against Harmony at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Longhorns' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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