Baseball Preview: Newport Buffaloes vs. Halifax Wildcats
Newport and Halifax are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Newport Buffaloes will be playing at home against the Halifax Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Newport will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Newport narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Juniata 3-2.
Meanwhile, Halifax can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They never let Susquenita onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Halifax sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Brandon Schell made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Schell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Schell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Isaac Miller and Will Steinhauer did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Steinhauer scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dayton Bittner, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Newport's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Halifax, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
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