Baseball Recap: Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha Find Success

Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha's game on Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Fridley Tigers. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Cooper Peterson looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Nolan Schneider was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. He has become a key player for Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise. Nevan Johnson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

The victory got Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha back to even at 5-5. As for Fridley, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha beat the Tigers by a score of 11-5 later that day.