Baseball Game Preview: Summerville Green Wave vs. Fort Dorchester Patriots

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04/26/24 - Home	10-0 W
04/24/24 - Away	8-1 W
04/22/24 - Home	8-0 W
04/27/23 - Home	8-4 W
04/26/23 - Home	6-3 W
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Summerville has gone 8-2 against Fort Dorchester recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Green Wave will take on the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Summerville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Fort Dorchester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Summerville took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out West Ashley 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Dorchester). They put the hurt on Stall with a sharp 16-0 victory on Friday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.

Thomas Wamer looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Cash Crone was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Conroy, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Fort Dorchester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The win (which was Fort Dorchester's fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Summerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.

Summerville took their win against Fort Dorchester when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Green Wave since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.