Baseball Preview: Mt. Vernon Wildcats vs. Princeton Tigers
Mt. Vernon has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Princeton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mt. Vernon is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Vincennes Rivet an 11-0 shutout on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Mt. Vernon with their most commanding win of the season.
Kyle Holder made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Holder has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holder was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Luke Weintraut was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Connor Stevens was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Princeton stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Evansville Christian as Princeton made off with a 12-3 win.
Hayden Gilmore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits.
On the hitting side, Princeton got a massive performance out of Jarrett Kinder, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Kruse, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
The victory got Mt. Vernon back to even at 6-6. As for Princeton, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Mt. Vernon suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Princeton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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