Baseball Recap: Slippery Rock Comes Up Short

Slippery Rock scored first but ultimately less than Hickory in their match on Monday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 6-5. The Rockets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hornets earlier this season, when they won 3-2.

Isaac McCandless

Stolen Base

05/12/25 @ Hickory	1
05/10/25 @ Sharon	1
05/08/25 vs Oil City	1

Isaac McCandless was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Hickory, they moved to 6-12 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Slippery Rock will head out to face off against Titusville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Slippery Rock's pitchers better be ready for this one: Titusville has averaged an impressive 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Hickory, they will venture away from home to challenge Sharon at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Hornets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.