After flying high against Lakeland last Saturday, Concord came back down to earth. The Concord Minutemen lost 7-1 to the Rochester Zebras on Monday.
Even though they lost, Concord didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rochester didn't tossed any.
For Rochester's part, Brant Beck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. Beck has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Parker Casper was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Reinartz, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Concord's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Rochester, their victory bumped their record up to 16-10.
Concord is on the road again on Saturday to play Penn at 12:30 p.m. As for Rochester, they will challenge Manchester at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rochester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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