Baseball Game Preview: Dominion on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 2:15am

Baseball Preview: Dominion Titans vs. Heritage Pride

The Dominion Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Heritage Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dominion will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.

Dominion lost 10-2 to Heritage on Tuesday. Dominion has struggled against Heritage recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

For Heritage's part, Aaron Van Tuyle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Van Tuyle has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Van Tuyle was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.

In other batting news, Heritage let Cooper Miskelly and Justin Goulet loose on the outfield. Miskelly scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Goulet got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ryan Harrison, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.

Dominion's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Heritage, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-7.

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