Baseball Recap: La Academia Charter comes up short despite Harol De Leon Medina's strong performance

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 11:45am

Baseball Recap: La Academia Charter vs. Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers

La Academia Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 16-2 to the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers.

Harol De Leon Medina made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases.

On Steelton-Highspire's side, Alex Erby was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Erby was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple.

In other batting news, Shawn Williams was a standout: he scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Devon Reid was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

La Academia Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Steelton-Highspire, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-15.

La Academia Charter will head out on the road to face off against Executive Education Academy Charter School at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Executive Education Academy Charter School is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. Steelton-Highspire does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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