Baseball Preview: Ash Grove Pirates vs. Pleasant Hope Pirates
The Ash Grove Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pleasant Hope Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ash Grove stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Lockwood onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Ash Grove who now have three in a row.
Bryce Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Davis has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaleb Mullins, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Burks, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Wheatland typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Pleasant Hope proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Mules 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pleasant Hope.
Ash Grove's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Pleasant Hope, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
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