Baseball Game Preview: Glenwood Titans vs. Springfield Senators

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 5:36am

Preview: Glenwood Titans vs. Springfield Senators

The Glenwood Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Springfield Senators at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Glenwood has not done well against Normal University recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Glenwood narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Normal University 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Glenwood.

Dylan Huff looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Cameron Appenzeller relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.

At the plate, Glenwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Krayton Reincke, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, while Springfield put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for MacArthur. Springfield was the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over MacArthur.

Jeffrey Sturm looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).

On the hitting side, Carter Kruse was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Arthur Davison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Glenwood now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Springfield, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Glenwood came up short against Springfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 9-4. Thankfully for Glenwood, Ryne Crum (who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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