Baseball Preview: South Elgin Storm vs. Bartlett Hawks
South Elgin and Bartlett are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The South Elgin Storm are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Bartlett Hawks at 4:30 p.m. South Elgin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, South Elgin came up short against Crystal Lake South and fell 7-4.
Colin Tuftedal and Justin Pold did some serious damage despite the final result: Tuftedal went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run, while Pold scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bartlett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 10-5 to Niles Notre Dame.
Bartlett saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Colaizzi, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
South Elgin has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12-1 record this season. As for Bartlett, their record is now 24-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Elgin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bartlett struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
South Elgin suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Bartlett in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Colaizzi, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that South Elgin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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