Baseball Preview: Neumann-Goretti Saints vs. Trinity Shamrocks
The Neumann-Goretti Saints will take on the Trinity Shamrocks on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Neumann-Goretti is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Camp Hill. The victory was familiar territory for Neumann-Goretti who now have three in a row.
Jayce Park tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Billy Smith and Christian Cerone did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Cerone went 2-for-2 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Richie Rosati, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Trinity's way against Mount Carmel on Thursday as Trinity made off with a 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Trinity.
Tim Cloak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Trinity got a big performance out of Simon Wehr, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Ryan Balaban was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Neumann-Goretti is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Trinity, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Neumann-Goretti has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Trinity struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Neumann-Goretti was able to grind out a solid win over Trinity in their previous meeting back in June of 2022, winning 5-2. Will Neumann-Goretti repeat their success, or does Trinity have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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