The Mount St. Mary Rockets will head out on the road to square off against the Newcastle Racers at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mount St. Mary's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Prague with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mount St. Mary.
Parker Hayes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cord Brown and Owen Kuklinski did most of the damage at the plate: Brown scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Kuklinski scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jefferson Hodge was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Newcastle won against Plainview on Monday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Newcastle was the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Plainview. That's two games straight that Newcastle has won by exactly 14 runs.
Mount St. Mary has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Newcastle, their victory bumped their record up to 22-8.
Mount St. Mary suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Newcastle when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Mount St. Mary, Logan Wade (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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