Baseball Game Preview: Cathedral Green Wave vs. Hattiesburg Tigers

For the second straight game, Cathedral will face off against Hattiesburg. The Green Wave will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cathedral is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.

Last Monday, Cathedral came up short against Hattiesburg and fell 8-4.

For Hattiesburg's part, JB Bryant tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Tyler Weatherspoon and Jacob Polk did most of the damage at the plate: Weatherspoon scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Polk scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Weatherspoon is becoming a predictor of Hattiesburg's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-1 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). Quentin Reuben was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.

Hattiesburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Hattiesburg is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.