Baseball Recap: Mishawaka Cavemen vs. NorthWood Panthers
There's no place like home for Mishawaka, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the NorthWood Panthers on Wednesday and snuck past 8-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mishawaka also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Shawn Nowacki, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cooper Pritchett, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On NorthWood's side, they got a good showing from Dawson Kemp, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Connor Reed and Beau Patterson did some serious damage despite the final result: Reed scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Patterson went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Reed has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Bogan, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Mishawaka pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for NorthWood, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mishawaka will face off against Northridge at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mishawaka is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for NorthWood, they will head out on the road to challenge Jimtown at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jimtown will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something NorthWood surely won't give up without a fight.
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