Holy Family had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Erie Tigers 3-2. For Holy Family, this counts as revenge for the 12-4 loss Erie walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2022.
Holy Family got a great performance from Brady Hudson as he struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Hudson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Seifarth, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Erie's side, 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.
Holy Family's win bumped their record up to 15-5-1. As for Erie, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Holy Family will head out on the road to challenge Denver North at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denver North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Erie, they will be playing at home against Broomfield at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Broomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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