The Dublin Gaels will venture away from home to challenge the American Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. American took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Dublin, who comes in off a win.
Dublin had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt Deer Valley on Wednesday. Dublin's pitchers stepped up to hand Deer Valley a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Gaels considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Dalton Doyle looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Matthew Phelps was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brandt Nunemacher, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Dublin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .532. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Deer Valley only posted an OBP of .167.
Meanwhile, American was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Mt. Eden. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly two runs.
American saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Keesis, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Drew Tondag was another, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
American's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Dublin, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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