Baseball Game Preview: Slippery Rock Rockets vs. Titusville Rockets

Slippery Rock will head out to take on Titusville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Slippery Rock has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Slippery Rock couldn't beat Hickory on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the sixth inning. The Rockets fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 6-5.

Isaac McCandless

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Isaac McCandless was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Meanwhile, Titusville came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Oilers a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Rockets have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Titusville's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Covell, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. That's the most RBI Covell has posted since back in May of 2024. Ian McDonald was another, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Titusville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in five consecutive games.

Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Titusville, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Slippery Rock has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Titusville struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Slippery Rock took their win against Titusville when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 10-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for Slippery Rock since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.