Baseball Preview: Pulaski Red Raiders vs. Bay Port Pirates
Pulaski has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bay Port Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pulaski: 4, Bay Port: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Pulaski didn't have quite enough to beat Menasha and fell 2-1.
Pulaski got a good showing from Tate Gerth, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gerth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pulaski saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Wotruba, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bay Port had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They never let the Golden Raiders onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Give Bay Port's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Parker Lawson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bay Port let Beau Jensen and Caleb Schierl loose on the outfield. Jensen scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Schierl scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Pulaski's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10. As for Bay Port, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pulaski has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bay Port struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pulaski suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Bay Port when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bay Port's Craig Kabat, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Pulaski knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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