Baseball Preview: Collegiate Spartans vs. Rose Hill Rockets
Collegiate has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Rose Hill Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Collegiate will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Collegiate can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against Buhler as Collegiate made off with a 15-7 win.
Carter Drumright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Drumright has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Drumright was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Collegiate let Isaac Vanderburg and Jace Campbell loose on the outfield. Vanderburg got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Campbell scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brett Wetta, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rose Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their tough 10-1 defeat to Emporia might stick with them for a while.
Collegiate pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Rose Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-1.
Collegiate came up short against Rose Hill in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Collegiate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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