The Heritage Pride will be playing at home against the Osbourn Park Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Heritage made easy work of Loudoun County and carried off a 10-1 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Heritage as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mark Van Tuyle made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Van Tuyle has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Van Tuyle was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cooper Miskelly was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Owen Brundage, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Osbourn Park fell victim to a tough 13-4 loss at the hands of Forest Park back in March.
Osbourn Park also got a good showing from Robert Shearin, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Michael Bonura (SUNY Oneonta) made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Osbourn Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Heritage's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's match. Heritage has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Osbourn Park, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Heritage continue to outrun the ball? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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