Baseball Game Preview: Springfield Senators vs. Lincoln Railsplitters

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Previous Games

04/09/24 - Home	11-1 W
03/22/17 - Away	12-0 W
03/21/17 - Home	3-2 W
04/14/16 - Home	12-4 W
04/05/16 - Away	5-0 W
+ 2 more games

Springfield has gone a perfect 7-0 against Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Senators will venture away from home to face off against the Railsplitters at 4:30 p.m. Springfield is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.

Springfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Auburn on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Senators have lost by just one run.

Springfield got a good showing from Lucas Richardson, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, Richardson gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024.

At the plate, Jacob Jenkins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Scheffler, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, while Lincoln put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Prairie Central. The Railsplitters came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 5-0. The contest marked the Railsplitters' most dominant win of the season so far.

The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln and bumps their season record up to 5-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Everything went Springfield's way against Lincoln in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Springfield made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Senators since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.