Baseball Preview: Versailles Tigers vs. New Knoxville Rangers
Versailles has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the New Knoxville Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Versailles is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Versailles' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Coldwater.
AJ Griesdorn was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Griesdorn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Griesdorn wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Monnin, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, New Knoxville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. Their tough 13-3 defeat to New Bremen might stick with them for a while.
Versailles' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for New Knoxville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Versailles took their victory against New Knoxville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Versailles 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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