Baseball Preview: Gillespie Miners vs. Bunker Hill Minutemen
The Gillespie Miners will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bunker Hill Minutemen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Gillespie is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Gillespie is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against North Mac (and have done all season long). Everything went Gillespie's way against North Mac on Friday as Gillespie made off with a 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gillespie.
The team relied heavily on Jesse Berry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Hailstone, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bunker Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of Mulberry Grove by a score of 10-8.
Bunker Hill also got a good showing from Jack Wilcox, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Chase Butler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ethan Heiens, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Gillespie's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Bunker Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Bunker Hill's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Gillespie hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .322. It's a different story for Bunker Hill, though, as they've only averaged .246. Will they be able to contain Gillespie's hitters?
Gillespie took their win against Bunker Hill when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1. Does Gillespie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bunker Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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