Tri-County Baseball · Western Massachusetts · Est. 1929
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Jachym Blanks Saints on Seven Hits as PeoplesBank Takes the Shutout, 6–0
The visitors' starter navigates seven innings without allowing a run; Hayes walks six in three frames as St. Joe's offense goes quiet at home
There are nights when the opposing pitcher is simply better, and Friday at St. Joseph's Field was one of those nights for the Saints. PeoplesBank's Jachym worked all seven innings, surrendered seven hits, and never once let a St. Joe's runner cross the plate — a 6–0 shutout that hands the Saints their first home loss in what had been a dominant stretch of baseball.
PeoplesBank wasted no time. In the first inning, Hogan drew a walk that ultimately brought home a run, and the visitors never looked back. Platner was the offensive engine, going 2-for-4 with three RBI to carry the middle of the lineup, while Seth Allen and Gegetskas each chipped in two hits of their own. Hogan, meanwhile, worked the count relentlessly all night, drawing three walks to pace the PeoplesBank lineup in plate appearances. The club spread its six runs efficiently across the game without ever needing a single big inning to put it away.
The Saints, for their part, could not solve Jachym. Dillon Slattery and Jake Hayes were the bright spots with two hits apiece, and St. Joe's turned a double play to keep a few situations from getting worse, but the offense never generated the kind of sustained pressure needed against a pitcher working with that kind of command. Jackson Hayes started on the hill for St. Joe's and was let down by his control, walking six batters in three innings against just one earned run allowed on two hits — the kind of outing where the pitch count becomes an issue before the damage fully accumulates. The loss snaps what had been a strong home run for St. Joe's, who travel to Turners Falls AC on Monday looking to get back on track.
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