After two games on the road, Herrin is heading back home. They will take on the Carbondale Terriers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Herrin's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Harrisburg on Monday. Their tough 10-0 loss to the Bulldogs might stick with them for a while. Herrin has not had much luck with Harrisburg recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Herrin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Wade, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Carbondale gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Herrin a 9-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Carbondale.
Jacob Cross made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cross was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brock Bowlby, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Reese Hand, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Herrin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18-1. As for Carbondale, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Herrin suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Carbondale in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carbondale's Conner Daly, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Now that Herrin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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