On Thursday, the Benedictine Cadets came up short against the Baker County Wildcats and fell 4-1. Benedictine has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Landon Ludwig was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Ludwig has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Ludwig was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other pitching news, Benedictine got a good showing from Colvin Proto, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Ludwig wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Garner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Benedictine didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Baker County only tossed nine.
On Baker County's side, they got a great performance from Colson Altman as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wesley Crockett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Benedictine's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Baker County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Benedictine will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Southeast Bulloch at 5:30 p.m. Benedictine is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Baker County, they will head out on the road to face off against Branford at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Baker County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Branford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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