Washburn is 0-4 against Gatlinburg-Pittman since March of 2019 but things could change on Monday. The Washburn Pirates will look to defend their home field against the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. The last three games Washburn has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, Washburn didn't have quite enough to beat West Greene and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by just one run.
Washburn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Bailey, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI. Those RBI marked the first that Bailey brought in this season. Another was Bryson Coffman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gatlinburg-Pittman got the win against Cosby on Friday by a conclusive 19-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
Ayden Simington looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Brayden Joyce was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Williams, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Washburn's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Washburn suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Gatlinburg-Pittman when the teams last played back in March of 2020. Can Washburn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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