Baseball Game Preview: Rickover Naval Seadragons vs. Senn Bulldogs

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 2:51am

Baseball Preview: Rickover Naval Seadragons vs. Senn Bulldogs

Rickover Naval has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Senn Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Rickover Naval had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Senn. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rickover Naval in their matchups with Senn: they've now lost six in a row.

For Senn's part, Jack Shanley made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Shanley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Shanley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.

Shanley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Libretti, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. Leo Sharkey was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.

Rickover Naval now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Senn, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.

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