Baseball Preview: Narragansett Mariners vs. Prout Crusaders
Narragansett has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Prout Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Narragansett and Prout are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Narragansett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Barrington, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Narragansett was ranked 23rd). Narragansett lost 14-1 to Barrington on Sunday. Narragansett has not had much luck with Barrington recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Narragansett saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Previte, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Prout scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Sunday. Everything went their way against Mount St. Charles Academy as Prout made off with a 19-2 win. Considering Prout has won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah McParlin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. McParlin was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nolan Rodman and Cam Randall did most of the damage at the plate: Rodman went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Randall went 1-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Ben Leal was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Narragansett's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10. As for Prout, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Narragansett came out on top in a nail-biter against Prout in their previous meeting on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Prout's Ryan Barrett, who struck out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Narragansett still be able to contain Barrett? There's only one way to find out.
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