Baseball Recap: Salem Quakers vs. Minerva Lions
Salem proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by six) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Minerva Lions 4-2. This was payback for Salem, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
CARSON RHODES made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. RHODES has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. RHODES was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, GAVIN COLBERT and CYLE BURT did most of the damage at the plate: COLBERT scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while BURT scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Salem back to even at 3-3. As for Minerva, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Salem will have a chance to go back-to-back against Minerva: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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