Baseball Game Preview: John Bapst Memorial on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 29, 2024, 2:21am

Baseball Preview: John Bapst Memorial Crusaders vs. Old Town Coyotes

John Bapst Memorial is 2-8 against Old Town since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The John Bapst Memorial Crusaders will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Old Town Coyotes, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m.

Last Friday, John Bapst Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Belfast and fell 3-2.

Aiden Ouellette put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Ouellette was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Ellis Columber made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.

Meanwhile, Old Town stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Orono 8-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Old Town.

John Bapst Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Old Town, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

John Bapst Memorial couldn't quite finish off Old Town when the teams last played on May 3rd and fell 3-1. Will John Bapst Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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