Berea-Midpark owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They blew past the Elyria Pioneers 8-0. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 10-0 on Monday.
Austin Mihalek
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Austin Mihalek tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Berea-Midpark is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-10 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan Samarin, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Jake Kania was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Berea-Midpark always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elyria only posted an OBP of .222.
Berea-Midpark's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11. As for Elyria, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-17.
Coming up, Berea-Midpark will square off against Columbia at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Titans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Elyria, they will challenge Olmsted Falls at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Pioneers surely won't give up without a fight.
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