Baseball Preview: University Red Devils vs. Lick-Wilmerding Tigers
University is 8-2 against Lick-Wilmerding since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The University Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
University is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Branson on Saturday. They lost 7-1 to the Bulls. The loss continues a trend for University in their matchups with Branson: they've now lost five in a row.
University saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexander Coleman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Coleman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Lick-Wilmerding was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of San Domenico by a score of 8-6.
Colby Martin put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Martin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
University's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for Lick-Wilmerding, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-1.
Lick-Wilmerding's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: University hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .337. It's a different story for Lick-Wilmerding, though, as they've only averaged .258. Will they be able to contain University's hitters?
Everything went University's way against Lick-Wilmerding in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as University made off with an 11-1 victory. Will University repeat their success, or does Lick-Wilmerding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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