Baseball Recap: Kellam's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Knights

Previous 5 Games

04/22/25 vs Kempsville	2-3
04/16/25 @ Norfolk Academy	12-4
04/15/25 vs Hedgesville	7-0
04/10/25 @ Bayside	10-2
04/03/25 @ Salem	10-3

Kellam dropped their record down to 6-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Kempsville Chiefs by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.

As for Kempsville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-5. The game was the first time they have beaten Kellam on their field since April 7, 2022.

For Kempsville's part, Ben Krause spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. The Chiefs are 3-1 when Krause allows two or fewer earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise.

At the plate, Kempsville's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trent Sutryk, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Kellam is set to challenge their familiar foe Ocean Lakes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 3.5, the Dolphins 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Kempsville will face off against rival Cox at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Chiefs 3.8, the Falcons 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.