Baseball Game Preview: Conway Springs Cardinals vs. Chaparral Roadrunners

The Conway Springs Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Chaparral Roadrunners at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Cardinals on Monday. Conway Springs' pitchers stepped up to hand South Haven a 10-0 shutout. Conway Springs hasn't had any issues with South Haven recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Chaparral came out on top against Wichita Defenders HomeSchool on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run fifth inning. The Roadrunners were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Defenders. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Roadrunners.

Kale Greve was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Chaparral is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-7-1 otherwise. Greve was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Daxton Hostetler was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Vohn Williams, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.

Chaparral was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .577. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Conway Springs' record now sits at 6-11. As for Chaparral, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.

Conway Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Chaparral in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.