Baseball Game Recap: Tri-State Christian Crusaders vs. Greenwood Mennonite Flames

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 7:46am

Baseball Recap: Tri-State Christian Crusaders vs. Greenwood Mennonite Flames

The matchup between Tri-State Christian and Greenwood Mennonite on Tuesday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Tri-State Christian Crusaders fell 12-7 to the Greenwood Mennonite Flames. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Tri-State Christian of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

For Greenwood Mennonite's part, Seth Schrock was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Schrock was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Greenwood Mennonite let Blake Mast and J. Michael Yoder loose on the outfield. Mast scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Yoder scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Jeremy Tennefoss was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Tri-State Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Greenwood Mennonite, the win got them back to even at 2-2.

Tri-State Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Tome at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tome is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Greenwood Mennonite, they will head out on the road to square off against Varsity Opponent at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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