DIAMOND LEOPARDS COMPETE HARD DESPITE DEFEAT BY MINERS 8-0
BAUXITE — Despite a shutout loss on the road Tuesday in conference baseball competition in Bauxite the hometown Malvern Leopards provided a competitive effort in their 8-0 loss to the Miners.
Malvern baseball head coach Jordan Knight witnessed a collective team effort against the Miners. Although the Diamond Leopards came up short in both conference match-ups to Bauxite, Knight continues to build on the bright spots that his team displays during their battles on the diamond.
“I am proud of our team as a whole. We faced arguably the best pitcher in our conference last night, and were able to produce 12 Quality At Bats throughout the game,” Knight said. “As a young team, to battle against a senior pitcher and work deep into counts was positive for our overall growth.”
Knight mentioned the bottom of the first inning hurt them. He added, “We had some walks, hits, and errors that
allowed them to score eight runs. Evan Myers showed tremendous growth as a young man and competitor.”
He noted, “I brought him in with one out in the bottom of the first and he went on to throw five and two-thirds innings of two