Baseball Preview: New Castle Hurricanes vs. Homer-Center Wildcats
The New Castle Hurricanes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Homer-Center Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. New Castle is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
On Thursday, New Castle suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Shaler Area.
Meanwhile, while Homer-Center put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Marion Center. Homer-Center blew past Marion Center 10-0. That ten run margin sets a new team best for Homer-Center this season.
Owen Saiani made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Saiani has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Saiani was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Nash Budner was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Braden Dunn, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Homer-Center, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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