Baseball Preview: Burlingame Panthers vs. Sacred Heart Prep Gators
The Burlingame Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Burlingame took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Palo Alto 5-4.
Eric Gee made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gee was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Burlingame got a great performance from Dionisios Vorrises as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Vorrises has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Dylan Kall was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Hillsdale on Friday.
Rallin Covey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits.
On the hitting side, Sacred Heart Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Feinstein, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Burlingame has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14.
Burlingame's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's contest. Burlingame has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Sacred Heart Prep, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Burlingame continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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