Baseball Game Preview: St. Paul Flyers vs. New London Wildcats

For the second straight game, St. Paul will face off against New London. The Flyers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Paul is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

St. Paul gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 14-9 win over New London. The Flyers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Izaac Snyder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched. Snyder was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).

Gabe Snyder

Hits (Career)

04/07/25 @ New London	2
03/29/25 @ Port Clinton	1
05/14/24 @ Mohawk	1
04/03/24 vs New London	1

In other batting news, St. Paul let Gabe Snyder and Isaac Kalizewski run wild. Snyder went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs, while Kalizewski scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave Snyder a new career-high. Gavin Thurston was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

St. Paul always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

The victory got St. Paul back to even at 2-2. As for New London, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

New London's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. St. Paul has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for New London, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will St. Paul keep running through batters, or will the Wildcats buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.