Baseball Recap: Belton Comes Up Short

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

05/15/26 @ Chrisman	0-14
05/13/26 @ Ruskin	16-1
05/13/26 vs Ruskin	19-0
05/13/26 @ Ruskin	18-0
05/11/26 vs Grain Valley	1-16

Belton dropped down to 7-22 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Chrisman Bears, falling 14-0. The Pirates were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior), but the Bears' pitchers proved too tough.

As for Chrisman, their record now sits at 8-19. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the contest before.

For Chrisman's part, Jackson Dillard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Chrisman is 2-1 when Dillard allows two or fewer hits, but 6-18 otherwise. Dillard was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Angelo Restivo was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Derrick Clifford, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Belton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chrisman, they will face off against Van Horn at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.