Baseball Game Preview: Seymour Indians vs. Pittsfield Saukees

Seymour is 0-9 against Pittsfield since March of 2017 but things could change on Monday. The Indians will challenge the Saukees at 4:30 p.m. Seymour has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Seymour is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Carrollton on Saturday. They lost 11-1 to the Hawks.

Mason Haden

Stolen Base

04/12/25 @ Carrollton	1
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Seymour saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Haden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Haden has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Hunter Miller also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Pittsfield won against Beardstown on Wednesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Everything went the Saukees' way against Camp Point Central as they made off with a 10-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Saukees, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Luke Saxe and Lane Foster did most of the damage at the plate: Saxe scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Foster scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Foster has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Clayton Reinhardt, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Pittsfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive contests.

Pittsfield's record is now 10-2. As for Seymour, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Seymour has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pittsfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Seymour might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Pittsfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.