Baseball Preview: Fostoria Redmen vs. Oak Harbor Rockets
Fostoria has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Oak Harbor Rockets at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things were looking good for Fostoria after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 10-7 to Genoa Area.
Trent Smith put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Matthew Balderama made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anthony Kleinmark, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Oak Harbor ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Otsego. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Harbor.
Michael Lalonde spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.
At the plate, Karson Lash was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Bickelhaupt, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Fostoria's defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Oak Harbor, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Fostoria suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Oak Harbor when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oak Harbor's Caleb Baker, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Fostoria knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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