Baseball Game Preview: Nevada Union Miners vs. Sutter Huskies

The Nevada Union Miners are taking a road trip to take on the Sutter Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nevada Union is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

On Friday, Nevada Union came up short against Yuba City and fell 8-4.

Isaac Arnerich was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Nate Hundemer also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Sutter's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Destiny Christian Academy on Friday. The Huskies skirted past the Lions 2-1.

Sam Cheatle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Sutter got a great performance from Mason McCall as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. McCall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

Cheatle wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Bishop, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Sutter hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive contests.

Sutter is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Nevada Union, their loss dropped their record down to 10-18.

Nevada Union came up short against Sutter in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 10-6. Can the Miners avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.