Baseball Preview: Westfield Shamrocks vs. Zionsville Eagles
Westfield is 2-8 against Zionsville since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Westfield Shamrocks will square off against the Zionsville Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Westfield sitting on five straight victories and Zionsville on four.
Westfield's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Batesville by a score of 4-0.
Nathan Bodenberg looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Rudolph, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Zionsville faced Noblesville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Zionsville put the hurt on Noblesville with a sharp 9-1 win.
Jackson Gilley looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Nolan Osterling was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Josh Girvan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Westfield's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-10. As for Zionsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Westfield suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Zionsville in their previous meeting on May 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zionsville's Simon Wilkinson, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Westfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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