Baseball Preview: Bret Harte Bullfrogs vs. Summerville Bears
The Bret Harte Bullfrogs will head out on the road to face off against the Summerville Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bret Harte is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Bret Harte had just enough and edged Calaveras out 3-2.
Bret Harte saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Lenard, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Fox Darby, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Summerville stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sonora with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Summerville.
Jarhett Whitney made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Whitney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jonny Whitney was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Liam Evans was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Bret Harte has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Summerville, their record now sits at 12-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bret Harte has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Summerville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Bret Harte came up short against Summerville when the teams last played back in March, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitney, who pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Now that Bret Harte knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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