Akron, OH- On Monday, April 7, SmeeSports will be at Skeeles Field on the campus of the University of Akron for OHSAA Baseball between St Vincent St Mary and Alliance.
Heading into the matchup, the Aviators are a perfect 5-0 on the year with victories over Massillon, Perry, JFK Catholic, Cuyahoga Falls, and Green. As for STVM, they have a 3-1 record with wins over Field, Cloverleaf, and CVCA. Their one loss came against St Ignatius as the Wildcats won 3-2 in walk-off fashion.
Zach Kurkey leads the way for the Fighting Irish, batting .417 on the year with 2 RBIs and 2 extra-base hits. As for pitching, the three-headed monster of Tyler Slone, Matt Large, and Will Tober lead the way. Out of 27.2 innings of play this season, 27 of those innings were pitched by the three. The other 0.2 innings were pitched by Sam Robinson.
Looking at the 5-0 Aviators, it is a four-year varsity player Michael Blackwell leading the way while batting .556 with 6 RBI’s and 4 extra-base hits. However, Blackwell missed the last two games due to injury. Bo Davis is second in batting average on the team, posting a .467 average. On top of his impressive average, he has added 6 RBIs and 2 doubles.
Nathan Smee will have the call live on the SmeeSports YouTube Channel. This will be our 4th Alliance game of the baseball season and the first for STVM. The Fighting Irish are 2-1 in games Smee has called. The Aviators are 3-0 in games Smee has called.
First pitch is at 5:15 at Skeeles Field at Akron University.
Watch STVM Vs Alliance Baseball: https://www.youtube.com/live/YXQqV6GlGZ0?si=h-1O7ssLbUuSikDp
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