With a playoff game on the line, Port St. Joe rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Cottondale Hornets. For Port St. Joe, this counts as revenge for the 7-6 loss Cottondale walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2017.
Fisher Vandertulip made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Vandertulip has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Vandertulip was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Port St. Joe let CJ Conway and Baylor Partie loose on the outfield. Conway went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI, while Partie scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Eli Godwin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
On Cottondale's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Reagan, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Port St. Joe pushed their record up to 20-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Cottondale, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-9.
Port St. Joe will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Bozeman at 7:00 p.m. Port St. Joe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. Cottondale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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