Pioneer waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Live Oak Acorns. For Pioneer, this counts as revenge for the 10-0 loss Live Oak walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Nate Tichy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Tichy has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tichy was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Nathaniel Forbes looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Tichy wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Morales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Live Oak's side, Donnie Lema made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Pioneer is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Live Oak, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Pioneer will have a chance to go back-to-back against Live Oak: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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