Lucy Beckham fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Cane Bay on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cobras by a score of 10-8. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bengals, who until this game were averaging 3.75 runs allowed.
Hunter Doyle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. He is becoming a predictor of Lucy Beckham's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-2 (and 6-8 when he doesn't).
Hank Aeppli
| 04/08/25 @ Goose Creek | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Georgetown | 3 |
| 04/21/25 vs Cane Bay | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Ardrey Kell | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Hickory | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
On the hitting side, Hank Aeppli was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Lucy Beckham is 2-1 when Aeppli posts two or more runs, but 8-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tommy Byrne, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Lucy Beckham's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Cane Bay, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8.
While Lucy Beckham 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 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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