Baseball Game Preview: Summit Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 2:46pm

Baseball Preview: Summit SkyHawks vs. Newbury Park Panthers

The Summit SkyHawks will head out on the road to take on the Newbury Park Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Summit's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Newbury Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Summit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Linfield Christian out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Summit.

Meanwhile, everything went Newbury Park's way against Flintridge Prep on Friday as Newbury Park made off with a 12-2 victory.

Grayson Paul tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Cole Munyon was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Cade Falsken was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 1-for-4.

Summit is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Newbury Park, their win bumped their record up to 16-12.

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