Baseball Recap: Northeastern Knights vs. Union County Patriots
In what's become a running theme this season, Northeastern gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against the Union County Patriots as the Northeastern Knights made off with a 13-3 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Northeastern also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Kaiden White was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. White has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. White was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Blake Waters was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Conner Burk, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Union County's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Northeastern has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Union County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Northeastern will head out on the road to square off against Union City at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season. As for Union County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hagerstown at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hagerstown will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Union County surely won't give up without a fight.
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