Baseball Preview: Osbourn Park Yellowjackets vs. Heritage Pride
Osbourn Park has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Heritage Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Osbourn Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Back in March, Osbourn Park suffered a rough 13-4 loss at the hands of Forest Park.
Osbourn Park got a good showing from Robert Shearin, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Michael Bonura (SUNY Oneonta) was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Heritage made easy work of Loudoun County on Saturday and carried off a 10-1 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Heritage as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mark Van Tuyle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Van Tuyle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Van Tuyle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cooper Miskelly was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Owen Brundage, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Osbourn Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Heritage, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Osbourn Park has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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