Potsdam kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They suffered a rough 10-1 defeat at the hands of the PikeView Panthers.
Potsdam saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Rozler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Potsdam didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as PikeView only tossed nine.
On PikeView's side, Samuel Lyle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on zero hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, PikeView let Jared Vestal and Landon Wyatt loose on the outfield. Vestal scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Wyatt scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Hilling, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
PikeView's victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Potsdam will challenge Carmel Christian at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. Potsdam has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for PikeView, they will square off against Cassadaga Valley at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. PikeView is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
