Saints
| 04/16/25 vs Tulpehocken | 8 |
| 04/14/25 @ Oley Valley | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Hamburg | 7 |
| 04/09/25 vs Schuylkill Valley | 1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Wyomissing | 7 |
| + 7 more games |
The Berks Catholic Saints are taking a road trip to challenge the Hamburg Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Berks Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Berks Catholic's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Tulpehocken hitters got past them. The Saints fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 10-8 on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the Saints' seventh straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Berks Catholic got a good showing from Brock Shrawder, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Shrawder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Trey Stricker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in five of his six plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mikey Fidler, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Hamburg had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Cougars 4-2.
Tyler Shuey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
Hamburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Berks Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Berks Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Hamburg in their previous matchup last Thursday, winning 11-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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