Baseball Preview: Slippery Rock Rockets vs. Williamsport Millionaires
The Slippery Rock Rockets will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Williamsport Millionaires at 5:00 p.m. Slippery Rock will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Slippery Rock sidestepped Franklin for an 11-10 win.
Sal Mineo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mineo was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dominic Zandi, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Isaac McCandless was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Williamsport earned an 8-3 victory over Selinsgrove on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Williamsport.
Williamsport also got a great performance from Cole Deitrick as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Kellen Jackson was a standout: he fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Deacon Brown, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Slippery Rock is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Williamsport, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Slippery Rock has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. However, it's not like Williamsport struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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