Baseball Preview: Wilmington Greyhounds vs. Springfield Tigers
Wilmington has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Springfield Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilmington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Wilmington narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lakeview 3-2. That's two games straight that Wilmington has won by just one run.
Tyler Mikulin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Wilmington's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Mitcheltree, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 5-0 to Garfield.
Wilmington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Springfield, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
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