The Ballard Beavers will take on the Shorecrest Scots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shorecrest will be up against a hot Ballard squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Ballard was the clear victors by a 13-7 margin over Nathan Hale on Monday.
Wes Manger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Manger was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ballard got a massive performance out of Aiden DePaula, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases DePaula has posted since back in April of 2024. Truitt Madonna was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Ballard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nathan Hale only posted an OBP of .412.
Meanwhile, Shorecrest made easy work of Cascade on Monday and carried off a 10-2 win. The Scots haven't had any issues with the Bruins recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Kaden Hamshaw looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Quinn Burnham was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Koen Ekstrom, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Ballard's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Shorecrest, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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