Baseball Preview: West Clermont Wolves vs. Kings Knights
West Clermont has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Kings Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Clermont: 4, Kings: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Clermont's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Kings.
Gavin Speranza made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Speranza has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Speranza was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
In other pitching news, Cameron Anderson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Speranza wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb DeRossett, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
West Clermont has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Kings, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
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