The University Red Devils will square off against the Terra Nova Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. University will be strutting in after a win while Terra Nova will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, everything went University's way against Harker as University made off with a 13-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Devils.
Rohan Hartigan and Sabin Verplaetse were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Hartigan kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Verplaetse struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Hartigan gave up only zero hits, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At bat, Hartigan scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Verplaetse went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jett Messenger was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Mattie Grisso, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
University was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harker only posted a batting average of .042.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Terra Nova and Capuchino, and Terra Nova kept the tradition alive. Terra Nova fell just short of Capuchino by a score of 4-3 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Joey Donati was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Terra Nova now has a losing record of 0-1-1. As for University, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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