It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Coventry Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 14-10 win over the Alliance Christian Gryphons. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Coventry Christian considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Shayne Hartline made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hartline was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jeffrey Swartz and Blake College did most of the damage at the plate: Swartz scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while College scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Swartz is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was John Mark Niehls, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Like Coventry Christian, Alliance Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Cole Boyles. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Boyles was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Fegan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances. Cole Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Coventry Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Alliance Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Coventry Christian will be playing at home against West Shore Christian Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Coventry Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Alliance Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Harrisburg Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Alliance Christian is facing Harrisburg Christian at the right time seeing as Harrisburg Christian is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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