Baseball Preview: Start Spartans vs. Bowsher BlueRacers
Start is 9-1 against Bowsher since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Start Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Bowsher BlueRacers at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Start comes in on three and Bowsher on five.
Start can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against Lima Senior as Start made off with a 7-1 victory.
Xavier Coleman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Coleman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Coleman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Coleman wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Creecy, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Creecy is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Ryan Wright was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Bowsher and Rogers on Monday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Bowsher blew past Rogers 17-6. The result was nothing new for Bowsher, who have now won four matches by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Bowsher got a massive performance out of Kyle Schropp, who scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Roy McCrandall, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Start's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Bowsher, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Start has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bowsher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Start's way against Bowsher in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Start made off with a 10-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Start since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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