Baseball Preview: Bishop Union Broncos vs. Rosamond Roadrunners
Bishop Union and Rosamond are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bishop Union Broncos will be playing at home against the Rosamond Roadrunners at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Union will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Bishop Union can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Mammoth 16-6. Bishop Union's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Will Kemp was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Kemp was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reuben Nicholson, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Blaise Lemons was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Rosamond made sure to put some runs up on the board against Frazier Mountain on Tuesday. Rosamond was the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over Frazier Mountain. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rosamond.
Like Bishop Union, Rosamond also got a great game from a two-way player: Andrew Jorgensen. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Jorgensen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jorgensen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryan Melchers was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Adrian Cruz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Bishop Union has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. As for Rosamond, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Bishop Union came up short against Rosamond when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Bishop Union, Daniel Flores (who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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