Baseball Preview: Carolina Academy Trojans vs. Berea Bulldogs
Carolina Academy is 1-9 against Berea since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carolina Academy Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Berea Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Carolina Academy is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Greenville Tech Charter by a score of 5-4.
Chris Batista put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over 8.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Batista has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Batista was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Aidan Alston was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Carolina Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Berea has not done well against Pickens recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Berea won by a run and slipped past Pickens 9-8.
Like Carolina Academy, Berea also got a great game from a two-way player: Caidon Center. On the mound, Center pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, W Morton tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Center went 4-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Morton scored a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyle Parker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Couch, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Carolina Academy's record now sits at 4-17. As for Berea, their record is now 3-16.
Carolina Academy suffered a grim 17-9 defeat to Berea in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Can Carolina Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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