Baseball Recap: Middletown Blue Raiders vs. Trinity Shamrocks
Middletown lost against Trinity last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Middletown Blue Raiders took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trinity Shamrocks. The loss continues a trend for Middletown in their matchups with Trinity: they've now lost five in a row.
Ryan Thear put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Thear was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
Thear wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landen Keyser, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Trinity's side, Dominic Haas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ayden Thelen, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Balaban, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Middletown's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6. As for Trinity, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-7.
Middletown will be playing at home against Harrisburg at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Trinity, they will head out on the road to face off against Susquehanna Township at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Trinity is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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