After two games on the road, Rogers is heading back home. They will take on the Classical Purple at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rogers knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Classical likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Rogers gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Classical as Rogers made off with a 17-1 victory. While fans of Rogers might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Conor Donahue made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Donahue has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Donahue was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Darren Carter, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Trenton Carter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Rogers is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. As for Classical, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.
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