Baseball Preview: Chapman Fighting Irish vs. St. Marys Bears
Chapman has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the St. Marys Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Chapman is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Chapman will head into Tuesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Abilene on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-run defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Chapman fell just short of Abilene by a score of 14-12. Chapman has not had much luck with Abilene recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Ben Griffis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Cooper Lewis was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Marys was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 13-6 to Mission Valley.
Killian McCann put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. McCann has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. McCann was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nate Hutley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kodyn Moylan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Chapman now has a losing record at 8-9. As for St. Marys, their record now sits at 1-13.
Everything went Chapman's way against St. Marys in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Chapman made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chapman since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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