Baseball Game Preview: Southern Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 3:31am

Baseball Preview: Southern Indians vs. David Anderson Blue Devils

After two games on the road, Southern is heading back home. They will take on the David Anderson Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southern and David Anderson are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.

On Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Southern had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against David Anderson.

Mason Pitts put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Pitts has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pitts was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.

Pitts wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Brown, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Southern dropped their record down to 4-9 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for David Anderson, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

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