Austin lost against Bowie back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Austin Maroons fell just short of the Bowie Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. Austin has not had much luck with Bowie recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Austin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Leonard, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Bowie's side, Ryder Melsa tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Melsa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cole Miller relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Lambert, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Bowie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5.
While Austin had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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