Baseball Preview: Central Mountain Wildcats vs. Selinsgrove Seals
Central Mountain is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Selinsgrove is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Central Mountain Wildcats will take on the Selinsgrove Seals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Central Mountain's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Milton.
Blake Walker was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Frrank Austin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Central Mountain got a big performance out of Watt Probst, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Connor Foltz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Selinsgrove got the win against Greenwood on Monday by a conclusive 14-1.
Like Central Mountain, Selinsgrove also got a great game from a two-way player: Griffin Parker. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Parker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Selinsgrove got a massive performance out of Mason Richter, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Caleb Hicks was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two runs.
Central Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Selinsgrove, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-1.
Wednesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Central Mountain hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .336. However, it's not like Selinsgrove struggles in that department as they've averaged .354. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Central Mountain couldn't quite finish off Selinsgrove in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Selinsgrove's Joshua Domaracki, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Central Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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