Baseball Preview: Rocky River Pirates vs. Holy Name Green Wave
The Rocky River Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Holy Name Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky River is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
In what's become a running theme this season, Rocky River gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They put the hurt on Avon with a sharp 9-2 win.
Joe Brant spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Jeffrey Maslar and Josh Mommers did most of the damage at the plate: Maslar scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mommers scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Mommers is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dan Capka, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Holy Name never let their opponents score on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Garrett Morgan as Holy Name made off with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Holy Name.
Nick Nemeth made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nemeth was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other pitching news, Garrett Niemiec looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Nemeth wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Kell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Michael Oleksik was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Rocky River's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for Holy Name, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-10 record this season.
Everything went Rocky River's way against Holy Name in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Rocky River made off with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rocky River since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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