The Berea Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Frankfort Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Berea is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Berea was able to grind out a solid win over Somerset Christian, taking the game 9-5.
Tommie Banderman
| 04/09/25 @ Menifee County | 7 |
| 03/18/25 vs Sayre | 5 |
| 05/12/25 @ Somerset Christian | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Burgin | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ Paris | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Nathan Prophitt and Tommie Banderman did most of the damage at the plate: Prophitt went 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple, while Banderman went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Banderman is becoming a predictor of Berea's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 3-1 (and 6-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Campbell, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, while Frankfort put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Eminence. The Panthers walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Warriors. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Frankfort's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Berea, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Berea suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Frankfort in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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