Baseball Preview: Elyria Pioneers vs. Mentor Cardinals
The Elyria Pioneers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Mentor Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Elyria finally turned things around against Riverside on Saturday. Elyria won by a run and slipped past Riverside 6-5.
Meanwhile, Mentor earned a 7-3 victory over North on Monday.
Nick Square was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Square was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Mentor got a great performance from Peter Kennedy as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Austin Vanhuss, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Bortnick, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Elyria's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Mentor, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Elyria suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Mentor in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Elyria, Aiden Limtury (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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