Somerset Tech came into Tuesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 14-11 victory over the Carteret Ramblers on Tuesday. Somerset Tech's win was all the more impressive since Carteret was averaging only 3.1 runs allowed on the season.
For Carteret's part, James Rodriguez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Rodriguez was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Drexler Rodriguez and Justin Santana did some serious damage despite the final result: Rodriguez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Santana scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Somerset Tech made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for Carteret, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
Somerset Tech will have a chance to go back-to-back against Carteret: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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