Baseball Game Preview: Hampshire on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 3:39am

Baseball Preview: Hampshire Whip-Purs vs. Carmel Corsairs

The Hampshire Whip-Purs will be playing at home against the Carmel Corsairs at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Hampshire is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Hampshire finally turned things around against Larkin on Saturday. Hampshire narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Larkin 4-3.

Jack Schane looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Karbowski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Wiggins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Carmel lost 19-11 to Mundelein on Saturday.

Hampshire's win bumped their record up to 21-10. As for Carmel, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-17.

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