Rockets Rollin'

Coach Roy Schweitzer says he gets nervous before every game. Wednesday's game in Oil City his team eased his nerves right off the bat jumping out to a four nothing lead in the top of the first. 

And if his nerves weren't totally quelled by then, they added two more in the second and another in the third.

Meanwhile the defense did it's job helping their starting pitcher Drew Wheeling get out of a first inning bases loaded jam by turning a tough double-play to end the inning.

Oil City left seven runners on base in the game. 

The Rockets added three more insurance runs in the top of the seventh.

​Wheeling pitched five innings giving up only two hits and striking out eight on 73 pitches.

"I think he pitched one his best games in high school today," Schweitzer said adding Ashton Burliegh did a great job in relief.

Burliiegh pitched the final two innings striking out four while only walking one.

Offensively Landon Baker went four for four driving in two runs and scoring once.

​Mason Titus went three for four scoring three times and driving in one. Burliegh also had two RBI's on one hit.

Seven Rockets recorded a hit in the game. "We were putting the bat on the ball," Schweitzer said. "We were pretty consistent at the plate with our approach, being aggressive going after strikes and laying off the off speed outside pitches."  

Schweitzer said the team played a well rounded game offensively and defensively. He said the last inning runs were probably the first seventh inning runs of the year praising his players for staying focused and aggressive.

"We put together a pretty good ballgame," ​he added.

Next up is Franklin on Friday. "Franklin's got the program everyone is envious of, I don't care what their record is right now, I think they're .500, but they're pretty good," Schweitzer said. "They got the big guy (Luke Guth) down there. Not sure if we'll face him or not, but they are good and we respect them. We're expecting a good game and the best team is going to win Friday."

Below are more photos from the Oil City game. See even more Titusville baseball photos from this year at: https://sayerrich.zenfolio.com/titusvillerocketbaseball2023