Baseball Preview: Hagerstown Tigers vs. Knightstown Panthers
Hagerstown is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Knightstown is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hagerstown Tigers will take on the Knightstown Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hagerstown's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Northeastern 10-0.
The result came thanks to Kaagen Kendall's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cole Tracy was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Walter, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Knightstown got the win against Daleville on Wednesday by a conclusive 9-2.
Bryce Gorman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Gorman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brock Loveall was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Travis Louks was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Hagerstown's win bumped their record up to 16-0. As for Knightstown, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Hagerstown couldn't quite finish off Knightstown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Hagerstown, Keelan Walters (who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits) 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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