After flying high against Arroyo last Thursday, Berkeley came back down to earth. The Yellowjackets fell just short of the Piedmont Highlanders by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Yellowjackets have suffered since March 11th.
Sasha Spahr was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Berkeley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seddrick Henderson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Berkeley's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Piedmont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-6.
While Berkeley 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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