Baseball Preview: Shamrock Irish vs. Sunray Bobcats
The Shamrock Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sunray Bobcats at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
Shamrock lost 11-3 to Follett on Monday. Shamrock has not had much luck with Follett recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Terry Menefield was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jeremiah Luna was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Sunray entered their tilt with Gruver with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 10-7 win over the Greyhounds on Monday.
Parker Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Gray, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luke Grajeda, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Shamrock's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Sunray, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Shamrock suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Sunray in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Shamrock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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