Baseball Recap: CJ Burns can't quite lead Homer over Soldotna

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 7:54pm

Baseball Recap: Homer Mariners vs. Soldotna Stars

On Monday, Homer faced Soldotna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Homer Mariners lost 12-6 to the Soldotna Stars. Homer has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Homer saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Burns, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.

On Soldotna's side, Andrew Pieh was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Pieh is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Gagnon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Homer's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Soldotna, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.

Homer will be playing in front of their home fans against Palmer at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. As for Soldotna, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Kenai Central at 6:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.

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