Beachside can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets as the Beachside Barracudas made off with a 14-2 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Beachside has managed all season.
Samantha Ulrich made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ulrich has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ulrich was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Beachside let Kaitlyn Adams and Emma McNames loose on the outfield. Adams scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while McNames scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Pocol, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On St. Augustine's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Hansen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Beachside's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14. As for St. Augustine, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-19.
Beachside will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Atlantic Coast, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Beachside is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for St. Augustine, they will head out on the road to take on Clay at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Augustine is facing Clay at the right time seeing as Clay is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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