Baseball Preview: University Red Devils vs. St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs
University is on a five-game streak of home wins, while St. Vincent de Paul is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The University Red Devils will take on the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
University is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let International onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. Considering University has won 16 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Alexander Coleman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Tate Gebhart, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Vincent de Paul's way against Clear Lake on Tuesday as St. Vincent de Paul made off with a 9-3 victory.
Josh Malik made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Malik was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nico Antonini was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Will Hankins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
University has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
Everything went University's way against St. Vincent de Paul when the teams last played back in March as University made off with an 11-1 victory. Does University have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Vincent de Paul turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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