Baseball Game Preview: Trinity Shamrocks vs. Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers

By Team Reports May 6, 2025, 5:32am

Baseball Preview: Trinity Shamrocks vs. Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers

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Trinity has gone a perfect 10-0 against Steelton-Highspire recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Shamrocks will look to defend their home field against the Steamrollers at 4:00 p.m. Trinity will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Trinity had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt York Catholic on Saturday. The Shamrocks blew past the Fighting Irish 11-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Shamrocks considering their two-run performance the game before.

Garreth Calder

Hits (Career)

05/03/25 vs York Catholic4
04/30/25 vs Susquehanna Township3
03/25/25 vs East Pennsboro3
03/21/25 @ Kennard-Dale3
04/03/25 vs Middletown2

Garreth Calder was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Preston Groff was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Trinity was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as York Catholic only posted a batting average of .154.

Meanwhile, Steelton-Highspire fell victim to East Pennsboro and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 16-0 to the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Steamrollers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Trinity pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Steelton-Highspire, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.

Steelton-Highspire's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Trinity hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. It's a different story for Steelton-Highspire, though, as they've only averaged .255. Will they be able to contain Trinity's hitters?

Everything went Trinity's way against Steelton-Highspire when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Trinity made off with a 26-2 win. Do the Shamrocks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Steamrollers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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