Baseball Preview: Erie Tigers vs. Holy Family Tigers
The Erie Tigers are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Holy Family Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Erie got the win against Horizon by a conclusive 15-7. With that win, Erie brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ausitn Seikman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Merek Shannon was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Taylor McMaster, who scored three runs while going 4-for-6.
Meanwhile, Holy Family put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Greeley Central 14-8. 14 seems to be a good number for Holy Family as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jayden Watts was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Watts was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Brendan Ward looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, Holy Family got a massive performance out of Xavier Vega, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Isaiah Sandoval was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Erie's record now sits at 10-11. As for Holy Family, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Erie has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Holy Family struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Erie took their victory against Holy Family when the teams last played back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 12-4. Will Erie repeat their success, or does Holy Family have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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