Baseball Preview: Starkville Yellowjackets vs. Lewisburg Patriots
Starkville has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lewisburg Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Starkville had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Lafayette.
Starkville got a good showing from Otto Hyche, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Hyche has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyson Knox made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and 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. Torian Knox was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lewisburg put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Munford a 7-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Cayden Baker's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
At the plate, Samuel Richardson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Starkville's loss dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Lewisburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Starkville might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Lewisburg in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Starkville, Scott Sharp (who struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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