Streaks lose ugly to Richwoods
Many words in the dictionary could describe the Galesburg High School baseball teams game against Peoria Richwoods in the Cardinal Classic on Friday afternoon.
Silver Streaks coach Arnie Gonzalez used one word in his post-game press conference. Ugly is the only way to describe todays 8 to 5 loss to Richwoods (7-17), he said. Yes, Im upset, but not because we lost, but its how we lost.
We had a complete letdown in all phases of the game. We came in after handling them twice in the past week and half thinking they would just roll over, he added. I told the players it doesnt work like that way. Everyone will be out for us not only as the number one seed but also because we are the Silver Streaks.
Chans Sugden got the start for the Streaks and ran into immediate problems in the bottom of the first inning. After a lead-off hit, Sugden retired the next two batters and had a 1-2 count on the Knights Zach Boland when he hung a curve and Richwoods starting pitcher doubled to left plating the first run. It looked like Sugden would out of the inning allowing just the one run, but a throwing error on a routine ground ball with two outs by third baseman Drew Diaz kept the inning alive and resulted in three unearned runs.
The Knights scored three more times on five hits in batting around in the third against Sugden to make it 7-0. Gonzalez took him out with two outs and the bases loaded in the inning. Ian Milligan came out of the bullpen to retire the first man he faced on one pitch.
I may have gone with Chans a little too long, Gonzalez said. The problem was were a little short on arms right now and have two more games.
Luke Ryan didnt make the trip because of illness, while Drake Sykes and Colton Crain are still nursing injuries.
Millie did a heck of a job keeping them in check, Gonzalez said. He gave us a chance, but unfortunately we had dug ourselves into too big of a hole.
Milligan held the Knights hitless in his 3 1/3 innings of work. The run the Knights scored off the hard-throwing right-hander resulted from a walk, two stolen bases and a balk.
Galesburg (23-8) finally broke through against Boland, who ended up going the distance while throwing close to 140 pitches.
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