Pinellas Park fell victim to St. Petersburg and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their tough 9-0 loss to the St. Petersburg Green Devils might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pinellas Park in their matchups with St. Petersburg: they've now lost five in a row.
Pinellas Park got a good showing from Cadelynn Parker, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Parker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jalissa Barnes was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
On St. Petersburg's side, not much got past Sarah Blackett, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Pinellas Park off the board.
At the plate, Ryann Vigue was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniela Leombruno, who went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Pinellas Park's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for St. Petersburg, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Pinellas Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Largo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Largo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for St. Petersburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Dunedin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Dunedin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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