Rockets
| 05/11/26 vs Hickory | 2-0 |
| 05/06/26 vs Oil City | 8-0 |
| 05/04/26 vs Sharon | 13-0 |
| 05/01/26 vs Grove City | 10-7 |
| 04/24/26 vs Corry | 6-2 |
| + 3 more games |
Slippery Rock had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hickory Hornets a 2-0 shutout. Give the Rockets' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Not much got past Isaac McCandless, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Hickory off the board.
On the hitting side, Slippery Rock saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Zorn, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Slippery Rock's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Hickory, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Slippery Rock is set to face off against their familiar foe Titusville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Hickory will take on rival Sharon at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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