Baseball Recap: Marshall Eagles vs. Rosemead Panthers
Marshall waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Rosemead Panthers 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Marshall also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Ethan Sparks tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marshall saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Esparza, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Rosemead's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wong, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Marshall has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Rosemead, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marshall will take on Venice at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Rosemead, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Arroyo at 3:03 p.m. on Friday. Arroyo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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