05/12/25 @ Slater | 10-5 |
05/05/25 @ Sweet Springs | 15-13 |
05/03/25 vs Fayette | 14-2 |
05/01/25 vs Calvary Lutheran | 11-5 |
Jamestown waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Slater Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for Jamestown, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Anthony Coonce made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has become a key player for Jamestown: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. Coonce was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zack Wells, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Tristan Schoenthal, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Jamestown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Slater only posted an OBP of .364.
The victory got Jamestown back to even at 8-8. As for Slater, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Looking ahead, Jamestown will face off against South Callaway at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Slater, they will challenge Madison at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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