Baseball Preview: St. Paul Flyers vs. Crestview Cougars
The St. Paul Flyers will head out on the road to square off against the Crestview Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Paul is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
St. Paul can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Monroeville an 11-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Paul.
Drew Kuhnle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Kuhnle has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Kuhnle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Burger, who went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Ashton Stang was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Crestview unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of River Valley by a score of 5-4.
Like St. Paul, Crestview also got a great game from a two-way player: Gavin Barker. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Barker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Brennan Fulk was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Paul is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Crestview, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Paul has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Crestview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
St. Paul suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Crestview when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for St. Paul, Mason Ringler (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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