Baseball Preview: Sharpsville Blue Devils vs. Greenville Trojans
The Sharpsville Blue Devils are on the road again on Friday to play the Greenville Trojans at 4:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sharpsville is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on West Middlesex with a sharp 20-9 victory on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Gabe Titus, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Dalton Byerly was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Greenville came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lancers a 6-0 shutout. Greenville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by six runs or more this season.
Nick Solderich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Solderich was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
In other batting news, Jack Strausser was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Rottman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sharpsville's record now sits at 6-2-1. As for Greenville, their record is now 7-2.
Sharpsville skirted past Greenville 5-4 in their previous matchup on April 9th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sharpsville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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