On Monday Sam Marcella pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The performance also marked the fewest walks (zero) Marcella has had over his last four matches. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fifth in a row with less than two walks. For the season, he has an ERA of 5.63 over 13.7 innings pitched.
Marcella's effort led Bartlesville over Stillwater and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bruins will be headed into this one with a sizable disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 52 places lower in Oklahoma), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Marcella? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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