Baseball Preview: Pullman Greyhounds vs. East Valley Knights
Pullman has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the East Valley Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pullman is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Pullman had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Othello.
Kris Schroeder and Joey Hecker stepped up to the plate in a big way. Schroeder scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hecker went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Pagels, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, East Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-1 walloping at the hands of Lakeside.
East Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Newby, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pullman's record is now 5-2. As for East Valley, their record now sits at 1-6.
East Valley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Pullman has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. It's a different story for East Valley, though, as they've only averaged .335. Will they be able to contain Pullman's hitters?
Pullman took their victory against East Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pullman since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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