Pascagoula won the last time they faced Long Beach, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Pascagoula Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Long Beach Bearcats. That's two games straight that Pascagoula has won by just one run.
Terry Lee tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Denzel Melendez was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Long Beach's side, Wayne Ulrich was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Ulrich has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ulrich was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Ulrich wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Huey, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Pascagoula and bumps their season record up to 9-11. As for Long Beach, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-17.
Pascagoula will have a chance to go back-to-back against Long Beach: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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