Baseball Preview: IMG Academy Gray Ascenders vs. Inspiration Academy Lions
The IMG Academy Gray Ascenders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Inspiration Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in IMG Academy Gray's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Inspiration Academy has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, IMG Academy Gray didn't have quite enough to beat Braden River and fell 2-1.
Thomas Stabley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, IMG Academy Gray saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Messina, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Inspiration Academy got themselves on the board against MVP Baseball Academy on Wednesday, but MVP Baseball Academy never followed suit. They came out on top against MVP Baseball Academy by a score of 4-0.
Not much got past Jason Sawyer, who gave up just two hits to keep MVP Baseball Academy off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ty Harvey, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
IMG Academy Gray's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Inspiration Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. IMG Academy Gray has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Inspiration Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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