Baseball Game Preview: Newberry Bulldogs vs. Whitmire Wolverines

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Previous Games

03/20/25 - Home	15-5 W
04/10/24 - Home	16-1 W
03/08/24 - Away	9-4 W
03/14/23 - Home	12-2 W
03/07/23 - Away	10-11 L
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Newberry is 8-2 against Whitmire since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Bulldogs will challenge the Wolverines at 7:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, Newberry came up short against Swansea and fell 8-3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitmire). They put the hurt on Calhoun Falls Charter with a sharp 23-0 victory on Tuesday. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.

Elijah Alexander was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, Whitmire let Crue Keller and Brian Steele run wild. Keller scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Steele scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Steele has become a key player for Whitmire: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-8 otherwise. Wyatt Culbertson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Whitmire always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .857. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Whitmire's record is now 7-8. As for Newberry, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Everything went Newberry's way against Whitmire when the teams last played back in March, as Newberry made off with a 15-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.