Baseball Game Preview: Canon City Tigers vs. Harrison Panthers

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2025, 2:13am

Baseball Preview: Canon City Tigers vs. Harrison Panthers

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For the second straight game, Canon City will face off against Harrison. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Canon City's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Harrison has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.

Canon City's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Harrison. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Conner Vernetti and Peter Hershberger did most of the damage at the plate: Vernetti went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI, while Hershberger went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Vernetti a new career-high. Cam Roberts was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Canon City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Canon City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Harrison, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.

Harrison's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Canon City hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .329. It's a different story for Harrison, though, as they've only averaged .243. Will they be able to contain Canon City's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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