St. Paul extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 29 on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 0-18 in the process. They lost 16-2 to the Erie Red Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on Tuesday.
As for Erie, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-14-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games.
For Erie's part, Reihler Collins and Bryson Gildart made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Collins tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gildart tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Erie's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 5-13-1 when he doesn't). At the plate, Collins got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Gildart went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four stolen bases gave Collins a new career-high.
In other batting news, Parker Hughes was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaydon Collins, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, St. Paul will face off against Oswego at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Paul is facing Oswego at the right time seeing as Oswego is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Erie, they will host Fredonia at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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