Baseball Preview: Newport Wildcats vs. Nicholas County Bluejackets
The Newport Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Nicholas County Bluejackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Newport will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Newport lost 19-5 to Robertson County on Wednesday.
Aiden Foley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Nicholas County's offense. They lost 9-0 to Harrison County on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for Nicholas County in their matchups with Harrison County: they've now lost four in a row.
Nicholas County also got a good showing from Corbin Fryman, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Nicholas County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Morris, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Newport's defeat dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Nicholas County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Newport came up short against Nicholas County in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Newport, Daniel Wiggins (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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