Rockwood had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against the Ferndale Yellow Jackets as the Rockwood Rockets made off with a 12-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now won eight in a row.
Nathan Show
| 03/18/25 @ Ferndale | 4 |
| 03/20/24 @ Everett | 3 |
| 05/09/24 @ Bedford | 2 |
| 05/15/24 vs Meyersdale | 1 |
| 04/30/24 @ Meyersdale | 1 |
Nathan Show made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Show was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, Davis Bruening and Carson Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Bruening scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Brown scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Brown has posted since back in April of 2024. Max Trimpey was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Rockwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ferndale only posted an OBP of .238.
Ferndale's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rockwood will challenge Greater Johnstown at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Ferndale, they will square off against Conemaugh Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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