The Edison Chargers defeated the Sea Kings Junior Varsity 7-2 on Wednesday, in a game that saw the Sea Kings fall behind early due to self-inflicted wounds.
The Sea Kings put themselves in a 2-0 hole in the top of the first inning thanks to a pair of errors to start the game and a balk with a man on third base. The Chargers then continued with a drip, drip, drip of run scoring, as they scored singletons in the third, fourth and fifth innings.
The Sea Kings threatened in the bottom of the fourth inning when Prescott Nyman (‘27) and Maxwell Morton (‘27) singled to put runners on the corners with one out. The potential Sea Kings rally was extinguished when the Chargers induced a ground ball and turned a double play to end the inning.
The Sea Kings broke through in the scoring column in the sixth inning when Nyman singled, stole second base and came in to score on a fielding error by the Chargers shortstop.
The Chargers extended their lead to 7-1 in the top of the seventh inning thanks to a four-pack of singles that resulted in two runs being scored.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Sea Kings made some noise when Cash Burns’ (‘27) leadoff single was followed up by a walk to Luke Lawler (‘27). Tyler Beiswenger (‘27) then lashed a single into center field to plate Burns. The game would end with two Sea Kings left on base and a final score of 7-2.
Nyman started on the bump for the Sea Kings and took the loss after scattering six hits across five innings and surrendering two earned runs. At the plate, Nyman led the Sea Kings with two hits while scoring a run and stealing a base.
The Sea Kings other run was scored by Burns, who was one for one on the day and added a stolen base to the stat sheet.
Beiswenger was also one for one and collected the Sea Kings only RBI.
By drawing a walk in the second inning, Crosby Eddy (‘27) extended his on-base streak to five games.
The Sea Kings Junior Varsity close out their season series with the Edison Chargers on Friday, April 25.