It was a good run, but Erie unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Holy Family Tigers by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Erie couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kaden Bertsch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Erie saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Rowan, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Holy Family's side, they got a great performance from Brady Hudson as he struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Hudson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Seifarth, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Erie's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Holy Family, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-5-1.
Erie will be playing at home against Broomfield at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Broomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Holy Family, they will head out on the road to take on Denver North at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Family's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Denver North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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