Baseball Game Recap: Slippery Rock Rockets vs. Sharon Tigers

By Team Reports Apr 11, 2024, 4:38pm

Baseball Recap: Slippery Rock Rockets vs. Sharon Tigers

Slippery Rock won the last time they faced Sharon, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Slippery Rock Rockets skirted past the Sharon Tigers 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Slippery Rock.

The team relied heavily on Dominic Zandi, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Kunsman, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two RBI.

On Sharon's side, Hayden Scarmack was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmine Thomas, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Slippery Rock's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Sharon, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Slippery Rock will play host again on Saturday to welcome Grove City, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Slippery Rock is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Sharon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

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