Baseball Preview: Independence 76ers vs. Mt. Pleasant Cardinals
The Independence 76ers will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Independence will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Wednesday, Independence came up short against Yerba Buena and fell 8-3.
Izais Soroton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant earned a 9-6 victory over San Jose on Wednesday. With that win, Mt. Pleasant brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Aiden Torres Ochoa made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Torres Ochoa was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryan Lopez Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Luis Pena was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Independence has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mt. Pleasant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Independence came up short against Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in March, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mt. Pleasant's Josue Parra, who struck out 20 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Independence knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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