HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – The Peninsula Pilots fell short of a great comeback against the Tri-City Chili Peppers, falling 6-3 Tuesday.
Peninsula found themselves in an early hole when Tri-City hit a first inning three-run home run over the left field wall.
The Pilots were outscored 6-1 in the first six frames, but the seventh was where things started to get a little interesting.
Peninsula scored a pair of runs courtesy of Hunter Cole, who had a big day at the plate, going 2-5 with 3 RBI.
The Chili Peppers did find themselves in a bit of a jam in the 8th, but were able to work out of it, and hold the Pilots for the rest of the game, winning 6-3.
Peninsula falls to 6-14 on the season. Their next game is a rematch against the Chili Peppers on the road. First pitch is this Thursday at 7 p.m.