Baseball Game Preview: York Cougars vs. St. James Sharks

The York Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the St. James Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. York is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

York is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since March 20th on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Northwestern 6-5. The win was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Lem Moss

Runs

02/28/25 vs Blacksburg	3
04/17/25 vs Northwestern	2
03/27/25 vs Richland Northeast	2
03/25/25 @ Richland Northeast	2
03/21/25 @ Nation Ford	1
+ 4 more games

Lem Moss was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for York: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Connor Sweatt was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, St. James suffered their closest loss since March 3rd on Wednesday. They fell just short of Socastee by a score of 5-3.

St. James also got a good showing from Frank Pepe, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.

At the plate, St. James saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Harnish, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

York's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for St. James, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. York has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. James struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.