The Benedictine Mesa Baseball team suffered a narrow defeat against Park Gilbert on Saturday, ending with a final score of 6-7.
In the matchup between Park-Gilbert and Benedictine Mesa, Park-Gilbert seized an early advantage in the opening inning with a three-run homer. Benedictine responded promptly with a run by
Kyle Fenner in the same inning. The second inning saw Benedictine narrowing the gap with runs from
Preston Vine-Close and
Anthony Sortino, equalizing the score at 3-3. However, Park-Gilbert regained momentum, extending their lead in the fourth and fifth innings to 6-3. An additional run was added in the eighth inning due to an error by Park-Gilbert. Despite a valiant effort from Benedictine in the eighth and ninth innings, scoring runs courtesy of
Ryan Curran in the eighth, and
Jacob Bauler and
Preston Vine-Close in the ninth, Park-Gilbert managed to maintain their lead and secure the victory 7-5.
Key Players:
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Preston Vine-Close contributed 1 hit in 1 at-bat and scored 2 runs.
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Kyle Fenner secured 1 hit in 3 at-bats, scored 1 run, and executed a stolen base.
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Ryan Curran scored 1 run and executed a stolen base.
Looking Ahead: The Redhawks will return to the field on Sunday, March 17, for games 2 and 3 of their series against Park Gilbert.
