Baseball Game Preview: Lucy Beckham Bengals vs. Wando Warriors

For the second straight game, Lucy Beckham will face off against Wando. The Bengals will take on the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lucy Beckham's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Wando's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Lucy Beckham is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wando just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors.

Sam Dielmann

Batters Struck Out

04/30/25 vs Wando	5
04/23/25 @ Cane Bay	9
04/15/25 vs James Madison	9

Sam Dielmann was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Hank Aeppli was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.

Wando is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Lucy Beckham, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.