Baseball Preview: Trinity Shamrocks vs. Milton Hershey Spartans
After three games on the road, Trinity is heading back home. They will take on the Milton Hershey Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Trinity is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Steelton-Highspire 26-2. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Trinity with their most commanding win of the season.
Zach Cherrup made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cherrup has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cherrup was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ayden Thelen, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Preston Groff, who went 2-for-2 with five RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Milton Hershey fell victim to Lebanon and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Cedars. Milton Hershey has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Milton Hershey saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Trinity is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Milton Hershey, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Trinity took their victory against Milton Hershey in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 20-3. Does Trinity have another victory up their sleeve, or will Milton Hershey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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