Baseball Preview: New Prairie Cougars vs. Mishawaka Marian Knights
The New Prairie Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went New Prairie's way against Fairfield as New Prairie made off with a 12-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Prairie.
Colin Wind looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
At the plate, Reed Robinson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Zak Henrich, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mishawaka Marian's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eddies pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 points allowed on Thursday. Mishawaka Marian was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Edwardsburg.
Mike Przygoda made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Przygoda was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Paddy Keefer looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Evann Schmidtendorf was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a stolen base.
New Prairie's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Mishawaka Marian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
New Prairie couldn't quite finish off Mishawaka Marian when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Will New Prairie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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