Baseball Preview: Seymour Indians vs. Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves
The Seymour Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Seymour has four straight victories, Pleasant Hill/Western has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Seymour will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 16) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Rushville-Industry out 8-6.
Blake Schwartz made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Schwartz has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schwartz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Wyatt Niesen and Nolan Sparks did most of the damage at the plate: Niesen scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Sparks scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Ashton Ertz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hill/Western fell victim to a rough 19-3 defeat at the hands of Seymour.
Seymour has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Pleasant Hill/Western, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Seymour's way against Pleasant Hill/Western in their previous matchup on Saturday as Seymour made off with a 19-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seymour since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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