Baseball Recap: Indiana triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Charlie Manzi

By Team Reports Jun 19, 2024, 7:11pm

Baseball Recap: Indiana Little Indians vs. East Pennsboro Panthers

Indiana extended their postseason success on Thursday against East Pennsboro. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the East Pennsboro Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Indiana.

Indiana got a great performance from Greg Minnick as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Minnick has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Charlie Manzi, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Ryan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

On East Pennsboro's side, Jovi DeJesus made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Aaron Angelo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Indiana has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for East Pennsboro, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-3.

Indiana will take on Fleetwood at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Indiana will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. East Pennsboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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