Baseball Game Preview: Erie Tigers vs. Mead Mavericks

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Previous Games

04/25/22 - Home	7-11 L
03/19/22 - Away	13-5 W
05/28/21 - Away	8-7 W
05/28/21 - Away	5-2 W
05/14/19 - Away	4-0 W
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Erie is 8-2 against Mead since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Erie barely beat Longmont the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 9-0 shutout on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on five straight.

Austin Sieckmann looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Jack Carnival was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Josiah Hussey was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Erie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Longmont only posted an OBP of .276.

Mead came out on top against Timnath on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run seventh inning. The Mavericks put the hurt on the Cubs with a sharp 11-5 victory. The Mavericks not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 12th (when they won 13-1).

Mead has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Erie, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5.

Erie couldn't quite get it done against Mead in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as they fell 11-7. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.