Baseball Preview: Champion Golden Flashes vs. Mineral Ridge Rams
The Champion Golden Flashes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Champion's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
Champion is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Liberty (and have done all season long). Champion put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 22-1 victory on Tuesday. Champion's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bradey Quinby was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Quinby has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Quinby was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Champion got a massive performance out of Marky Nolan, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Nolan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Shane Hixson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge has not done well against McDonald recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Mineral Ridge had just enough and edged McDonald out 8-7.
Andrew Gillie and AJ Sandy did most of the damage at the plate: Gillie scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Sandy went 2-for-4 with four RBI. Jackson Geddes was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Champion's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. As for Mineral Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Everything went Champion's way against Mineral Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2015 as Champion made off with a 14-1 win. Will Champion repeat their success, or does Mineral Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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