Baseball Preview: Toledo Christian Eagles vs. Northwood Rangers
Toledo Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Northwood Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Toledo Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Northwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Toledo Christian will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by eight) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Northwood 4-2.
Kaiden Quinn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Quinn has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Quinn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Quinn wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Hamilton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Josiah Rohman, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Toledo Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Northwood, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
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