Baseball Recap: Slippery Rock Rockets vs. Hickory Hornets
Slippery Rock entered their tilt with Hickory with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Hickory Hornets on Monday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for Slippery Rock, who have now won four matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Double was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Double was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Sal Mineo was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Kunsman, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Slippery Rock's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Hickory, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Slippery Rock will challenge Oil City at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Slippery Rock is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Hickory, they will head out on the road to square off against Conneaut Area at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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