Baseball Game Preview: Antigo Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 3:00am

Baseball Preview: Antigo Red Robins vs. Mosinee Indians

Antigo has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Mosinee Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Antigo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Mosinee on Tuesday. They lost 19-2 to the Indians. Antigo has struggled against Mosinee recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

For Mosinee's part, Garrett Shupe tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Shupe has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Elliot Yirkovsky was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Taylor Lemanski, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.

Antigo's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Mosinee, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.

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