Baseball Recap: Litchfield Continues Home Dominance on Wednesday

By Team Reports Mar 19, 2025, 8:28pm

Baseball Recap: Litchfield Purple Panthers vs. Lebanon Greyhounds

There's no place like home for Litchfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They blew past the Lebanon Greyhounds 23-1 on Wednesday. The Purple Panthers haven't had any issues with the Greyhounds recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Titan Hires

Runs (Career)

03/19/25 vs Lebanon4
05/10/24 vs Hillsboro1
05/02/24 vs Vandalia1
05/01/24 vs Bunker Hill1
04/25/24 @ Greenville1

The team relied heavily on Titan Hires, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one triple. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Ryker Witt was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Litchfield's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Coming up, Litchfield will face off against Southwestern at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lebanon, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Okawville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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