West Middlesex fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Greenville on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Greenville Trojans by a score of 7-5. The loss continues a trend for West Middlesex in their matchups with Greenville: they've now lost three in a row.
West Middlesex saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Gilson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Gilson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Greenville's side, Noah Philson and Soren Hedderick were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Philson struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Hedderick tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Philson got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, while Hedderick scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brandon Stubert was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Bennett Hayne was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
West Middlesex's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Greenville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
West Middlesex will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Cranberry Area at 4:00 p.m. Greenville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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