Baseball Game Preview: Shaler Area Titans vs. New Castle Hurricanes

For the second straight game, Shaler Area will face off against New Castle. The Titans will welcome the Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shaler Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Shaler Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over New Castle on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now won five in a row.

Dante Deleonibus looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Brendan Fitzgerald

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/28/25 @ New Castle	2
04/23/25 vs Pine-Richland	1
04/02/25 vs Taylor Allderdice	1
03/18/25 @ Penn Hills	1

At the plate, Shaler Area let Brendan Fitzgerald and Kaleb Jockel run wild. Fitzgerald went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Jockel went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two RBI gave Fitzgerald a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Logan Bauer, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one triple.

Shaler Area hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matches.

New Castle is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12. As for Shaler Area, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.

New Castle's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Shaler Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for New Castle, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9 strikeouts. Will Shaler Area keep running through batters, or will the Hurricanes buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.