Baseball Game Preview: Union Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 23, 2024, 2:32am

Baseball Preview: Union Red Hawks vs. Holland Dutch

Union is 0-10 against Holland since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Union Red Hawks will be playing at home against the Holland Dutch at 4:15 p.m.

Union is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to Holland.

For Holland's part, Ethan Byrd was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Byrd has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Byrd was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.

In other batting news, Abel Walkotten was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Peyton Lehman, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Union's defeat dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Holland, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-13.

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