Baseball Preview: Concord Minutemen vs. Warsaw Tigers
Concord is 1-9 against Warsaw since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Concord Minutemen will head out on the road to square off against the Warsaw Tigers at 5:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Concord: 3.7, Warsaw: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Concord will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Goshen, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Concord walked away with a 5-1 win over Goshen on Friday.
Joey Hauger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Noah Norwood was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jordan Flores, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Warsaw had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Hot Dogs with a sharp 12-5 victory. Considering Warsaw has won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brock Bowser tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Khareus Miller was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. Hunter Dippon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Concord is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Warsaw, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Concord has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Warsaw struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Concord came up short against Warsaw in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Warsaw's Zac Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Concord knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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