Pitman dropped to 17-6 on Wednesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Gregori Jaguars by a score of 4-2. The Pride were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but the Jaguars' pitchers proved too tough.
Austin Bernard made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base. That stolen base was his first of the season.
As for Gregori, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
On Gregori's side, the team relied heavily on Sebastian Joseph, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Joseph has become a key player for the Jaguars: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 7-13 otherwise.
While Pitman had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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