After flying high against Manitou Springs on Tuesday, St. Mary came back down to earth. The Pirates came up short against the Kent Denver Sun Devils on Thursday, falling 16-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Sun Devils: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Simon Clune, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Isaac Velazquez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Kent Denver, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
St. Mary's will head out to take on Peyton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kent Denver, they will host Peak to Peak at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Pumas have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.8 runs per game on average), something the Sun Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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