The Orem Tigers will take on the Cyprus Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Cyprus is headed out to face a Tigers team ready to give their home crowd a win. Orem fell just short of Park City by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday.
Blake Brotherson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Merrick Bostock made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cyprus earned a 9-6 win over Green Canyon on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Dj Oveson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Oveson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cyprus let Easton Seeley and Reiner Hidalgo run wild. Seeley scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Hidalgo scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Densley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Cyprus kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Orem was able to grind out a solid victory over Cyprus when the teams last played back in March of 2015, winning 3-0. Will Orem repeat their success, or does Cyprus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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