Preview: Pomeroy Pirates vs. Prairie Pirates
After two games on the road, Pomeroy is heading back home. They will take on the Prairie Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pomeroy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Pomeroy came up short against Liberty and fell 7-3.
Trace Roberts put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Roberts was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Roberts wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rory McKiernan, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Pomeroy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Prairie made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lapwai on Tuesday. Prairie blew past Lapwai 18-7.
Like Pomeroy, Prairie also got a great game from a two-way player: Cody Kaschmitter. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kaschmitter was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Prairie let Chris Schumacher and Levi McElroy loose on the outfield. Schumacher scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while McElroy scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Jake Quintal was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
Pomeroy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Prairie, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Pomeroy suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Prairie when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Pomeroy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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