Baseball Preview: Hershey Trojans vs. Gettysburg Warriors
The Hershey Trojans will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Gettysburg Warriors at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hershey entered their tilt with Conrad Weiser with five consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Scouts last Monday.
Hershey got a great performance from Grant Ebert as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Sean Callahan picked up the save, tossing 0.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Bennett Sheppard and Carter Klein did most of the damage at the plate: Sheppard scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Klein scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gettysburg put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They won by a run and slipped past Carlisle 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Gettysburg has scored all year.
Hershey's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Gettysburg, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Hershey came up short against Gettysburg when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Hershey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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