Baseball Recap: Warsaw Tigers vs. Concord Minutemen
Warsaw had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Concord Minutemen onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Warsaw also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Zac Miller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Grady Nelson and Logan O'Malley did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base, while O'Malley scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Austin Polk, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Concord's side, they got a good showing from Josh Creek, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Concord saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emanuel Rosa, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Warsaw is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Concord, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Warsaw will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Manchester at 11:00 a.m. Manchester is coming into the game with five straight victories on the road, so Warsaw will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Concord, they will be playing at home against Wawasee at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Concord is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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