Baseball Preview: Seymour Thunder vs. Denmark Vikings
The Seymour Thunder are on the road again on Monday to play the Denmark Vikings at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Seymour has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Seymour needed a bit of extra time to put away Shawano Community. They won by a run and slipped past the Hawks 7-6. That's two games straight that Seymour has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Denmark entered their tilt with Freedom with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Irish onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. Denmark might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Jaycob Dittmer was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Dittmer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Gajeski, who scored a run and stole two bases 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 three games he's played.
Seymour is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Denmark, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3-1.
Seymour suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Denmark in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Seymour avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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