Baseball Game Preview: Knightdale Knights vs. Middle Creek Mustangs

By Team Reports Feb 25, 2025, 11:06pm

Baseball Preview: Knightdale Knights vs. Middle Creek Mustangs

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The Knightdale Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Middle Creek Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

While Knights fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. Everything went their way against Smithfield-Selma on Tuesday as Knightdale made off with a 17-6 win.

Cameron Bosak

Runs (Career)

02/25/25 @ Smithfield-Selma2
04/26/24 vs Nash Central1
03/05/24 @ Southeast Raleigh1
02/27/24 vs Hillside1
02/26/24 @ Green Hope1

The team relied heavily on Cameron Bosak, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryson Irvin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Knightdale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smithfield-Selma only posted an OBP of .333.

Meanwhile, Middle Creek gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Garner 4-3. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won three in a row.

Ryan Morris looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.

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