Baseball Preview: Chapel Hill Tigers vs. Riverside-Durham Pirates
Chapel Hill is 7-1 against Riverside-Durham since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Chapel Hill Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 7:00 p.m. The last four games Chapel Hill has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Two weeks ago, Chapel Hill never let their opponents score. They had just enough and edged Voyager out 1-0. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Chapel Hill has scored all year.
James Staats made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Staats was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thomas Roberts, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-6.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Bulldogs.
Kevin Shine Jr was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Kruhm, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Chapel Hill's record is now 7-2. As for Riverside-Durham, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chapel Hill has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Riverside-Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Chapel Hill took their win against Riverside-Durham when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chapel Hill since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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