Western Tech & Environmental Science had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 6-7 to make it four. They fell just short of the Parkville Knights by a score of 6-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-2 back in March.
Travis Knipe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Western Tech & Environmental Science saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Slaughter, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that Slaughter has hit this season.
As for Parkville, their win bumped their record up to 9-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since March 25th.
On Parkville's side, Collin Cuddy looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The Knights are undefeated when Cuddy allows one or fewer hits, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nick Rodriguez, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Parkville: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise.
Western Tech & Environmental Science has already played their next game (against Towson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Parkville, they will take on Perry Hall at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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