After three games on the road, Erie is heading back home. They will take on the Broomfield Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Erie is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Holy Family on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2.
Kaden Bertsch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Erie saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Rowan, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Broomfield had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over the Raptors.
Carter Uran tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dane Most, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Hostetter, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Erie's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Broomfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Erie has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Broomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Erie came up short against Broomfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Will Erie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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