The Berea Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Menifee County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Berea will be strutting in after a win while Menifee County will be coming in after a loss.
Berea made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Williamsburg, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Pirates blew past the Yellow Jackets 16-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Nathan Prophitt
| 04/08/25 @ Williamsburg | 5 |
| 03/18/25 vs Sayre | 3 |
| 04/18/24 vs Jackson County | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Barbourville | 2 |
| 05/14/24 vs Jackson County | 2 |
Nathan Prophitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Chris Sowers looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Berea let Blake King and Triston Smallwood run wild. King scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Smallwood scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. King has become a key player for Berea: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Slone, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Menifee County was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 15-0 to Paris.
Menifee County's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Berea, their record is now 5-3.
Berea took their victory against Menifee County in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 13-0 score. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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