Baseball Preview: Collegiate Spartans vs. McPherson Bullpups
The Collegiate Spartans will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the McPherson Bullpups at 4:00 p.m. McPherson took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Collegiate, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, everything went Collegiate's way against Clearwater as Collegiate made off with an 11-2 victory.
Collegiate let Brett Wetta and Jace Campbell loose on the outfield. Wetta scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Campbell scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Isaac Vanderburg, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, McPherson unfortunately witnessed the end of their 17-game winning streak dating back to last season on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Circle. The game marked that first time this season in which McPherson was not able to get on the board.
Brock Richardson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two doubles.
Collegiate's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for McPherson, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Collegiate has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like McPherson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Collegiate skirted past McPherson 6-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collegiate 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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