Pinellas Park scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the St. Petersburg Green Devils as the Pinellas Park Patriots made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was just what Pinellas Park needed coming off of a 6-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Jack Inman spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. Those six innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Colby Redding and Seth Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Redding scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Anderson scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Xinh Nguyen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On St. Petersburg's side, Brody Nelson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a triple.
Pinellas Park's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for St. Petersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Pinellas Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Largo at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Largo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Pinellas Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Petersburg, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Osceola at 7:00 p.m. St. Petersburg hasn't scored more than two runs for nine games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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