Baseball Game Preview: Oyster Bay Baymen vs. Carle Place Frogs

For the second straight game, Oyster Bay will face off against Carle Place. The Baymen will square off against the Frogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Oyster Bay's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Carle Place 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Baymen have posted against the Frogs since March 28, 2022.

For Carle Place's part, Thomas Schoch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. Schoch has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Carle Place saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick McCarthy, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.

Carle Place's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-4. As for Oyster Bay, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Oyster Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Carle Place when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Baymen since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.