Baseball Game Preview: Keyser Heads Out

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 5:03am

Baseball Preview: Keyser Golden Tornado vs. East Fairmont Bees

The Keyser Golden Tornado are on the road again on Monday to play the East Fairmont Bees at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Keyser is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Hampshire (and have done all season long). Everything went Keyser's way against Hampshire on Friday as Keyser made off with an 11-0 win.

Noah Broadwater made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Broadwater was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Shoemaker, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Logan Rotruck, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.

Meanwhile, East Fairmont had just enough and edged Bridgeport out 5-4 on Friday.

Keyser's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for East Fairmont, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6.

Keyser took their victory against East Fairmont in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 9-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Keyser since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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