The North Baltimore Tigers will face off against the Perry Commodores at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Baltimore is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Waynesfield-Goshen a 15-0 shutout on Monday. With that win, North Baltimore brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
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Zander South was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Baltimore is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-4 otherwise. South was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Cooper Clark and Zech Boyd-Reyes did most of the damage at the plate: Clark got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Boyd-Reyes got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. North Baltimore is undefeated when Boyd-Reyes posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-4 otherwise. Johnie Eaken was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
North Baltimore always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .641. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Perry, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Hardin Northern 15-0 on Monday. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Commodores yet this season.
Landon Cockerell and Marshall Capps made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cockerell didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Capps tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Cockerell a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Cockerell went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Capps went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Perry got a massive performance out of Wyatt Taviano, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those three runs gave Taviano a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brodey Douce, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs.
Perry's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for North Baltimore, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. North Baltimore has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Perry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
North Baltimore skirted past Perry 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Commodores have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
