Baseball Game Preview: More on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 8:00am

Baseball Preview: More Knights vs. Pinewood Panthers

After three games on the road, More is heading back home. They will take on the Pinewood Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pinewood took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on More, who comes in off a win.

More's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Lynbrook.

Tim Selway made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Selway has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Selway was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Selway wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Corr, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Ben Selway was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Pinewood was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They lost 12-1 to More. The loss continues a trend for Pinewood in their matchups with More: they've now lost eight in a row.

More is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Pinewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

Everything went More's way against Pinewood in their previous meeting on Tuesday as More made off with a 12-1 win. Will More repeat their success, or does Pinewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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