Baseball Preview: Rootstown Rovers vs. Western Reserve Blue Devils
The Rootstown Rovers will head out on the road to challenge the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Rootstown was able to grind out a solid victory over Coventry, taking the game 4-1.
Joe Weaver made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Weaver was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Austin Biggin was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Rockets as they made off with a 13-3 win.
Like Rootstown, Western Reserve also got a great game from a two-way player: Brock Wellman. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Wellman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Slaven, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Connor Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Rootstown's record is now 7-13. As for Western Reserve, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-15 record this season.
Rootstown took their victory against Western Reserve when the teams last played back in March of 2018 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Rootstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Western Reserve turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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