Baseball Preview: Lordstown Red Devils vs. Maplewood Rockets
Lordstown is 1-7 against Maplewood since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lordstown Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Maplewood Rockets at 5:00 p.m.
Lordstown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Bristol on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Panthers. Lordstown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Maplewood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top against Windham by a score of 10-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Maplewood.
Gabe Erwin made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Erwin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Zach Suba looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kenyan Clover, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyson Webster, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lordstown now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Maplewood, their record is now 6-2.
Lordstown might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Maplewood in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Lordstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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