Baseball Game Preview: Evergreen Wolverines vs. Sammamish RedHawks

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2025, 6:16am

Baseball Preview: Evergreen Wolverines vs. Sammamish RedHawks

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Evergreen is 0-7 against Sammamish since March of 2022 but things could change on Wednesday. The Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the RedHawks at 7:00 p.m. Evergreen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

Evergreen's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Interlake hitters got past them. The Wolverines came up short against the Saints on Friday, falling 11-3.

Tycean Martin was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Martin was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

In other batting news, Riley Coughlin was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Sammamish fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Cedarcrest on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Wolves. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, the RedHawks couldn't push the score so high this time.

Sammamish saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolin Jaster, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

Evergreen's record is now 9-3. As for Sammamish, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-3.

Wednesday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Evergreen has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .554. However, it's not like Sammamish struggles in that department as they've averaged .452. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Evergreen suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Sammamish when the teams last played on April 2nd. Can the Wolverines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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