Baseball Preview: Corvallis Spartans vs. Central Panthers
The Corvallis Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Central Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Corvallis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Corvallis needed a bit of extra time to put away Central. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers and snuck past 3-2.
Corvallis got a great performance from Ben Elmshaeuser as he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Elmshaeuser has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Street, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Korhan Haller, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Corvallis is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Central, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3.
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