Baseball Preview: Bay Tigers vs. Resurrection Catholic Eagles
The Bay Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Resurrection Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bay waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 13-2 victory.
Joel Ulrich looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Bay got a massive performance out of Ethan Kingston, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Kingston has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Verdin, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Catholic can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 18-1 margin over Sacred Heart. The win made it back-to-back victories for Resurrection Catholic.
Michael Wayne Decoteau and Carter McCammon made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Decoteau pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, McCammon tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). At the plate, Decoteau scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while McCammon went 2-for-2 with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Schnoor, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Harris Hinkel, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bay pushed their record up to 11-12 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for Resurrection Catholic, their record now sits at 17-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Resurrection Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bay suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Resurrection Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Bay, Cole Tingle (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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