Baseball Game Preview: Leesville Wampus Cats vs. Many Tigers

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2025, 3:15am

Baseball Preview: Leesville Wampus Cats vs. Many Tigers

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Leesville and Many are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Wampus Cats will be playing at home against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Leesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand East Beauregard a 21-0 shutout on Friday. The Wampus Cats have beaten the Trojans the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.

Logan Seavey

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Logan Seavey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Leesville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-13-1 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Leesville got a massive performance out of Bryce Cunningham, who scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The Wampus Cats are undefeated when Cunningham posts two or more runs, but 5-13-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hunter Belton, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.

Leesville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Many and Winnfield, and Many kept the tradition alive. Many was the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Winnfield on Friday.

Like Leesville, Many also got a great game from a two-way player: Kaghan Miller. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, Miller posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, Jonas Hendrickson was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted over his last eight games. Tuffy Cutrer was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one run, and one double.

Many pushed their record up to 16-14 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Leesville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13-1.

Leesville came out on top in a nail-biter against Many in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Wampus Cats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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