The St. James Sharks will be taking part in a tournament against the Daniel Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, St. James didn't have quite enough to beat Conway and fell 5-3. The Sharks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Iniko Barker made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Caleb Stilwell also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Daniel). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Berea a 22-0 shutout on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Lions, who have now won four games in a row.
Ty Simpson was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Wells Young, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Daniel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .655. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .350 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Daniel's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
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