Baseball Game Preview: Oldenburg Academy Twisters vs. Union County Patriots

Oldenburg Academy hasn't had much luck against Union County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Twisters will look to defend their home field against the Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Oldenburg Academy will be strutting in after a win while Union County will be coming in after a defeat.

On Saturday, Oldenburg Academy made easy work of Switzerland County and carried off a 12-3 victory. Considering the Twisters have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Zach Hoff was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Oldenburg Academy is undefeated when Hoff allows one or fewer earned runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Hoff was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.

Connor Holder

Hits (Career)

05/17/25 @ Switzerland County	3
05/14/25 @ Seton Catholic	2
05/10/25 vs Hauser	2
04/28/25 vs North Decatur	2
05/12/25 vs Centerville	1

In other batting news, Connor Holder was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Stenger, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Oldenburg Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Switzerland County only posted an OBP of .276.

Meanwhile, Union County came up short against Lawrenceburg on Saturday and fell 8-3. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.

Oldenburg Academy pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.