Baseball Preview: Seton Conquistadors vs. Fredericksburg Christian Eagles
Seton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Seton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Seton's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Quantico with a sharp 10-0 win.
Finbar Clune made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Clune was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Mark Mosimann was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chris Lynch, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fredericksburg Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of North Stafford by a score of 2-1.
Fredericksburg Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Fletcher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Seton's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Fredericksburg Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Seton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fredericksburg Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Seton came up short against Fredericksburg Christian in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fredericksburg Christian's Eli Pyle, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Seton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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