Seabreeze lost against Atlantic back in April of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Seabreeze Sandcrabs suffered a tough 11-4 loss at the hands of the Atlantic Sharks. Seabreeze has not had much luck with Atlantic recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Ella Hardy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and seven unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kyra McLin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Caylee Little, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Atlantic's side, Lillian Killian was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Killian was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Kendal Carson was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Natalie Paterni, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Seabreeze's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Atlantic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Seabreeze will head out on the road to square off against St. Augustine at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Augustine is coming into the match with seven straight losses at home, meaning Seabreeze will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Atlantic will take on Seabreeze at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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