Baseball Game Preview: Tyler Knights vs. St. Marys Blue Devils

Tyler has gone 8-2 against St. Marys recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Tyler will look to defend their home field against St. Marys at 5:00 p.m. Tyler is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Tyler will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Valley on Saturday. Tyler came out on top against Valley by a score of 12-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by six runs or more this season.

Sawyer Kunkle

Hits (Career)

03/29/25 @ Valley	2
03/22/25 vs Wirt County	1
03/22/25 vs Wirt County	1
03/19/25 @ South Harrison	1
04/05/24 vs Potsdam	1

The team relied heavily on Sawyer Kunkle, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Deaton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Tyler always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, St. Marys was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gilmer County. Blue Devils fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Titans since on Monday.

St. Marys saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Desmond Parks, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Tyler's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for St. Marys, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tyler has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Marys struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Tyler beat St. Marys 4-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will Tyler repeat their success, or does St. Marys has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.