On Thursday, Pinellas Park never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against the Bell Creek Academy Panthers as the Pinellas Park Patriots made off with an 11-0 victory. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Pinellas Park yet this season.
Jack Inman tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pinellas Park let Colby Redding and Xinh Nguyen loose on the outfield. Redding scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Nguyen scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Birchard, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Pinellas Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Bell Creek Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Pinellas Park will play host again on Friday to welcome Keswick Christian, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Keswick Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Pinellas Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bell Creek Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bell Creek Academy is facing Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate at the right time seeing as Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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