Baseball Preview: Sutter Huskies vs. Wheatland Pirates
The Sutter Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Wheatland Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sutter will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Sutter can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wheatland a 10-0 shutout.
Not much got past Jagger Beck, who gave up just zero hits and racked up six Ks to keep Wheatland off the board. Beck has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Wickum, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Logan Yacavace was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sutter's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Wheatland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-5 record this season.
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