Baseball Preview: Charlestown Pirates vs. Borden Braves
The Charlestown Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Borden Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Charlestown came up short against Silver Creek and fell 5-1. Charlestown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlestown saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Titzer, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Borden gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They blew past Crothersville 15-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Borden.
Garrett Schmidt and Zander Keith made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Schmidt kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over 4.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Keith pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Schmidt scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Keith scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Schuler, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of K.J. Simmons, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Charlestown's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Borden, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Charlestown came up short against Borden in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 12-9. Will Charlestown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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