Baseball Game Preview: Nazareth Swifts vs. Crosbyton Chiefs

The Nazareth Swifts will challenge the Crosbyton Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Nazareth's favor as the squad sits on 11 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Crosbyton has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Nazareth's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Petersburg with a sharp 16-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Swifts, who have now won eight matches by eight runs or more so far this season.

Zane Schulte made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

Cameron Pohlmeier

Hits

04/11/25 vs Petersburg	3
04/08/25 vs Springlake-Earth	2
03/31/25 @ Crosbyton	2
03/29/25 @ Petersburg	2
03/22/25 vs Sudan	0
+ 3 more games

In other batting news, Cameron Pohlmeier and Breck Proctor did most of the damage at the plate: Pohlmeier scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Proctor scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Pohlmeier has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Reid Backus, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Nazareth kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Crosbyton posted their closest victory since March 29, 2024 on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Springlake-Earth 11-10.

Nazareth's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Crosbyton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8.

Everything went Nazareth's way against Crosbyton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Nazareth made off with a 17-0 win. Do the Swifts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chiefs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.