Baseball Preview: Berea Pirates vs. Western Hills Wolverines
Berea is 0-3 against Western Hills since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Berea Pirates are on the road again to play the Western Hills Wolverines at 5:30 p.m.
Berea fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Bluegrass United on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bluehawks by a score of 10-9.
Cameron Thompson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Blake King was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with four RBI and a stolen base. Nathan Prophitt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Western Hills made easy work of Danville on Saturday and carried off a 16-10 victory.
The team relied heavily on Luis Fuentes, who went 3-for-6 with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Allison, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Berea now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Western Hills, their win bumped their record up to 8-17.
Berea might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Western Hills when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Western Hills' Noah Morris, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Berea knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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