Baseball Preview: Sheboygan South Redwings vs. Manitowoc Lincoln Ships
Sheboygan South is 0-10 against Manitowoc Lincoln since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sheboygan South Redwings will be playing at home against the Manitowoc Lincoln Ships at 4:30 p.m.
Sheboygan South is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Monday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bay Port.
Ryan Stephen put in work no matter where he played. He pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Stephen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Stephen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Stephen wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dom Justus, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Manitowoc Lincoln scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They put the hurt on Ripon with a sharp 14-4 victory. The result was nothing new for Manitowoc Lincoln, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Like Sheboygan South, Manitowoc Lincoln also got a great game from a two-way player: Gavin Lettenberger. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lettenberger was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kameron Braun was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Zach Bradl, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Sheboygan South's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Manitowoc Lincoln, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Sheboygan South suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Manitowoc Lincoln in their previous meeting on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manitowoc Lincoln's Wech Noah, who struck out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Sheboygan South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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