Baseball Preview: Somerset Eagles vs. Chestnut Ridge Lions
After two games on the road, Somerset is heading back home. They will take on the Chestnut Ridge Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Somerset is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Richland (and have done all season long). Everything went Somerset's way against Richland on Monday as Somerset made off with an 18-5 win.
Braeden Flower was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Flower has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Flower was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Somerset let Callen Miller and Lane Lambert loose on the outfield. Miller went 5-for-6 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Lambert got on base in four of his six plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Kahne Foltz was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Chestnut Ridge got themselves on the board against Forest Hills on Tuesday, but Forest Hills never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Rangers.
Not much got past Nate Whysong, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Forest Hills off the board.
At the plate, Chestnut Ridge's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was T.J. Weyant, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Somerset has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Chestnut Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Everything went Somerset's way against Chestnut Ridge in their previous matchup back in March as Somerset made off with a 12-0 win. Will Somerset repeat their success, or does Chestnut Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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