Baseball Game Preview: Colusa Takes on University Prep

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 12:52pm

Baseball Preview: Colusa RedHawks vs. University Prep Panthers

Colusa is 8-2 against University Prep since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Colusa RedHawks will square off against the University Prep Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Colusa is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.

Colusa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Willows a 12-0 shutout. Colusa might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.

Colusa let Will McCoy and Sutter Moss loose on the outfield. McCoy scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Moss scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Kalisuch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, University Prep scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Live Oak 14-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for University Prep considering their two-run performance the game before.

Colusa pushed their record up to 25-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for University Prep, their win bumped their record up to 10-19.

Everything went Colusa's way against University Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Colusa made off with a 10-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colusa since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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