Baseball Preview: Switzerland County Pacers vs. Southwestern Rebels
Switzerland County is 0-10 against Southwestern since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Switzerland County Pacers will be playing at home against the Southwestern Rebels at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Switzerland County sitting on three straight wins and Southwestern on four.
Switzerland County will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 12) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Trimble County 3-1.
Roman Hite spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Switzerland County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Turner, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Braxton Eaglin, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Southwestern was able to grind out a solid win over Milan on Monday, taking the game 7-2.
Southwestern also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Brady Cook gave up just two earned runs on 12 hits and racked up eight Ks. Cook has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jamison Lewis, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. William Stockdale was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Switzerland County pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Southwestern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Switzerland County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Southwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Switzerland County came up short against Southwestern when the teams last played back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lewis, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that Switzerland County 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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