Baseball Preview: Bath Wildcats vs. Van Buren Black Knights
Bath has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Van Buren Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Van Buren took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bath, who comes in off a win.
Bath will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run they dealt Miller City on Saturday. Bath put the hurt on Miller City with a sharp 12-5 victory.
Quintin Collins made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Collins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joel Rasor, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Tyson McGee was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 25 runs the game before, Van Buren was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 10-1 to Lake.
Bath pushed their record up to 11-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Van Buren, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-4 record this season.
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