Baseball Game Preview: St. Louis Sharks vs. Ithaca Yellowjackets

The St. Louis Sharks will challenge the Ithaca Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Louis has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Ithaca will arrive with three straight victories.

St. Louis fell victim to Gladwin and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Flying G's, falling 15-0. That's two games in a row now that the Sharks have lost by exactly 15 runs.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ithaca). They skirted past Alma 16-15.

Brady Paradise made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Ryley White was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Ithaca is 2-1 when White posts two or more runs, but 6-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Carsen Shankel, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and two RBI.

Ithaca pushed their record up to 8-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for St. Louis, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.

St. Louis suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Ithaca in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Sharks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.