Baseball Preview: Grace Lancers vs. Windward Wildcats
The Grace Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Windward Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Grace will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Friday, Grace got the win against Dunn by a conclusive 12-3.
Noah Cooper and Lucas Martinov were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Cooper pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Martinov struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Cooper scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Martinov went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Nico Kajiwara was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Gavin Willis, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, Windward had just enough and edged Varsity Opponent out 8-6 on Saturday.
Grace is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Windward, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Grace skirted past Windward 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Will Grace repeat their success, or does Windward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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