Baseball Preview: Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies vs. Warsaw Tigers
Plymouth has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Warsaw Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Plymouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Plymouth lost 17-1 to Carroll on Saturday.
Plymouth got a good showing from Cooper Grolich, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Plymouth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Wolfe, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Warsaw waltzed into their game on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victor by an 18-8 margin over the Zebras. Considering Warsaw has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Oliver Nisen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Warsaw got a massive performance out of Grady Nelson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Logan O'Malley, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Plymouth has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Warsaw, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Plymouth suffered a grim 18-6 defeat to Warsaw when the teams last played back in April. Can Plymouth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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