Baseball Preview: IMG Academy Silver Ascenders vs. Mulberry Panthers
The IMG Academy Silver Ascenders will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Mulberry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. IMG Academy Silver's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Mulberry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, IMG Academy Silver suffered a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Hollins.
IMG Academy Silver got a good showing from Tom Imaizumi, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Imaizumi has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, IMG Academy Silver saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Rivera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mulberry ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged Kathleen out 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mulberry.
Nic Partridge was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Thielen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
IMG Academy Silver's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Mulberry, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. IMG Academy Silver has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mulberry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
