The Frontier Cougars will head out to square off against the Belpre Golden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Belpre took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Frontier, who comes in off a win.
Frontier came out on top against St. Marys on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Cougars took their game against the Blue Devils 7-3.
Zeke Rinard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other pitching news, Aidan Wolfe tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Frontier is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-4 otherwise.
Zerik Rinard
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Back at the plate, Zerik Rinard was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Frontier's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Briley Hupp also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Belpre was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Waterford, falling 21-4. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Belpre saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Moore, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Another was Chase Maze, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Belpre's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Frontier, their record is now 4-5.
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