Baseball Preview: Switzerland County Pacers vs. Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers
Switzerland County is 8-2 against Shawe Memorial since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Switzerland County Pacers will head out on the road to face off against the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers at 5:00 p.m. Switzerland County will be strutting in after a victory while Shawe Memorial will be coming in after a loss.
Switzerland County waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Warriors.
Caleb Ridener made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Ridener was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Switzerland County got a massive performance out of Kemper Kitts, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Roman Hite, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Shawe Memorial came up short against Jac-Cen-Del on Tuesday and fell 12-8.
Shawe Memorial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Philip Kahn, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Hertz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Switzerland County's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Shawe Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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