Kearns had lost ten straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 0-16 to make it 11. They lost 11-0 to the Cyprus Pirates. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-5 on Tuesday.
Kearns saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daymin Ward, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for Cyprus, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-5. Considering they have won 11 contests by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
On Cyprus' side, they got a great performance from Alex Larsen as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Larsen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Griffel, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Rene Hidalgo, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
While Kearns 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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