Baseball Preview: Berks Catholic Saints vs. Hamburg Hawks
Berks Catholic and Hamburg are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Berks Catholic Saints will head out on the road to take on the Hamburg Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Berks Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Hamburg will be coming in after a defeat.
Berks Catholic only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Reading last Monday. Everything went Berks Catholic's way against Reading as Berks Catholic made off with a 12-2 win.
Parker Nein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Nein was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Berks Catholic got a big performance out of Trey Sticker, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dillon Walls, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hamburg is still winless after their contest against Kutztown on Thursday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. Hamburg fell just short of Kutztown by a score of 4-2.
Berks Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Hamburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Berks Catholic came up short against Hamburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 10-5. Can Berks Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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