Baseball Preview: Piedmont Highlanders vs. Colusa RedHawks
The Piedmont Highlanders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Colusa RedHawks at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Piedmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Capuchino. Piedmont's victory was all the more impressive since Capuchino was averaging only 3.42 runs allowed on the season.
Seve Sanchez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Piedmont got a massive performance out of Markos Lagios, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Peter Krumins, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Colusa stacked a 19th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Casa Roble with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Colusa as they're now sitting on 15 straight.
Luke Kalfsbeek was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Kalfsbeek has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kalfsbeek was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Seth Kalisuch was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sutter Moss, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Piedmont has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Colusa, they pushed their record up to 28-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
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