Baseball Preview: Hoosic Valley Indians vs. Stillwater Warriors
The Hoosic Valley Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Stillwater Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hoosic Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Hoosic Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Stillwater on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 9-8.
For Stillwater's part, Carter Wichelns and Shea Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Wichelns tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Brown struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Wichelns has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Wichelns went 1-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Brown scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Brody Burdo and Ryan Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Burdo scored two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Brown got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Hoosic Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Stillwater, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
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