Baseball Preview: St. Cloud Bulldogs vs. Tohopekaliga Tigers
The St. Cloud Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Tohopekaliga Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tohopekaliga took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Cloud, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Cloud gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They put the hurt on Gateway with a sharp 12-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Cloud considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Jack Ewalt looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Cloud got a massive performance out of Sammy Echeverry, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Brian Wright was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tohopekaliga came up short against Osceola on Friday and fell 6-1. Tohopekaliga has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tohopekaliga saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Moberly, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
St. Cloud has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Tohopekaliga, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Cloud has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tohopekaliga struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Cloud couldn't quite finish off Tohopekaliga in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 10-8. Thankfully for St. Cloud, Alexander Santiago (who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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