The Kingsmen snapped their five-game losing streak with that victory. We were lucky enough to get some runs early. Southwestern will take on Cal Lutheran at 11 a.m. today, and Mallon hopes his Pirates can make things easier on themselves by winning that game. That would allow them to relax until Friday's 1 p.m. championship game. We can make it a three-game tournament if we win tomorrow.
Tomorrow is a real critical game.
He gave up eight runs on eight hits, walked three and did not record a strikeout. And we weren't able to match it back offensively. He got the first batter out in every inning but the third, when Jeff Byrd led off with a single. He also got the first two batters in order five times. I was hitting my spots.