Belpre extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping them down to 2-13. They fell 6-1 to the Southern Tornadoes. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tornadoes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-0 back in April.
AJ Copen put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double. That double was his first of the season.
As for Southern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games.
On Southern's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jett Lisle, who went 1-for-3 with one run. Another was David Kempell, who earned two RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Belpre will square off against Meigs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southern, they will face off against Alexander at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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