Baseball Preview: Frisco Raccoons vs. Poteet Pirates
The Frisco Raccoons will be playing at home against the Poteet Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Frisco has four straight wins, Poteet has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Frisco is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Poteet onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Give Frisco's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Thomas Mulkern made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mulkern was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jackson Voris was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Austin Gathright was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Frisco pushed their record up to 25-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Poteet, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9-1.
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