Ponies beat Northampton, Warriors fall on the road in Wednesday afternoon baseball

By Luke Brankley

Baseball

The Chincoteague Ponies baseball team hosted the Northampton Yellow Jackets on Wednesday afternoon. The Ponies won the game by a score of 16 to 12. Landon Easton started on the mound for the Ponies and earned the win, pitching 4 innings and giving up 9 runs on 6 hits while striking out 6 batters. Brayden Downing started for the Yellow Jackets and took the loss.

Offensively, the Ponies recorded 13 hits as a team, while the Yellow Jackets tallied 11. B. Roberts went 2-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBIs for Chincoteague. Jermaine Logan also hit a home run, going 2-for-4. Bryce Luck, Kent Reed, and Landon Easton each contributed 2 hits. For Northampton, Brock Leland led the offense, going 3-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBIs. Porter Spence had an impressive outing, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles. Lucas Kindt added two hits.

The Chincoteague Ponies improve to 4-4-1 on the season and will return to action next Wednesday against Holly Grove. The Yellow Jackets fall to 1-5 and will next play at Mathews on Wednesday.

The Nandua Warriors traveled to Norfolk Christian on Wednesday afternoon and lost a close game by a score of 6 to 5. Aiden McIntyre started on the mound and received a no-decision after pitching 4 1/3 innings, allowing 1 unearned run on 2 hits while striking out 6. Austin Wert came on in relief and was charged with the loss.

Offensively, the Warriors had 9 hits. Jordan Snead went 2-for-4 with two doubles and 4 RBIs. Hayden Williams also went 2-for-4 and drove in one run.

The Warriors fall to 4-4 on the season and will return to action next Wednesday as they travel to play Salisbury Christian.