Baseball Preview: Holy Family Tigers vs. Erie Tigers
The Holy Family Tigers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Erie Tigers at 4:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Holy Family gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Greeley Central 14-8. 14 seems to be a good number for Holy Family as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jayden Watts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Watts was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Brendan Ward looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, Xavier Vega was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Sandoval, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Erie entered their tilt with Horizon with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 15-7 victory on Tuesday. With that win, Erie brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ausitn Seikman looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Merek Shannon, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Austin Muir was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Holy Family and bumps their season record up to 14-5-1. As for Erie, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Holy Family has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Erie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Holy Family suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Erie in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Holy Family, Darian Burnett (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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