Baseball Recap: Trinity Shamrocks vs. Milton Hershey Spartans
Trinity waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Milton Hershey Spartans. That's more bragging rights for Trinity, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Trinity got a great performance from Dominic Haas as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Haas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Balaban was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Milton Hershey's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamal Keith, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Trinity is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Milton Hershey, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Trinity will take on Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Milton Hershey, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Middletown at 4:30 p.m.
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