Baseball Preview: Trinity Shamrocks vs. Camp Hill Lions
Trinity is 1-9 against Camp Hill since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Trinity Shamrocks will head out on the road to take on the Camp Hill Lions at 4:30 p.m. Trinity is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Trinity fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hughesville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-4 to the Spartans.
Trinity got a good showing from Zach Cherrup, who struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Cherrup has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Trinity saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Balaban, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Camp Hill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Wildcats 12-1. Camp Hill might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by nine runs or more this season.
Camp Hill also got a great performance from John Waldner as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Drew Branstetter was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with four runs, three doubles, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dom Tozzi, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Trinity now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Camp Hill, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Trinity has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Camp Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Trinity came up short against Camp Hill in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Trinity, Luke Parise (who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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