Baseball Preview: Harrisburg Bulldogs vs. Pinckneyville Panthers
Harrisburg has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Pinckneyville Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Harrisburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Harrisburg beat Carbondale 7-2.
Noah Arnold spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brendan Bergan was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Camron Ande, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pinckneyville lost 13-3 to Murphysboro on Wednesday. Pinckneyville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pinckneyville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacksen Weatherford, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Harrisburg pushed their record up to 23-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Pinckneyville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-20.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Harrisburg hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pinckneyville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Harrisburg took their victory against Pinckneyville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harrisburg since the squad 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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