Baseball Preview: Bartlett Golden Bears vs. Eagle River Wolves
Bartlett is 0-7 against Eagle River since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bartlett Golden Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Eagle River Wolves at 7:30 p.m. Eagle River took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bartlett, who comes in off a win.
Bartlett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Bartlett was ranked 20th). Bartlett walked away with a 6-3 win over Bettye Davis East Anchorage on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Eagle River's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of South Anchorage by a score of 5-4.
Tommy Molloy and Liam Lierman put in work no matter where they played. Throwing, Molloy pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Lierman pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Molloy scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Lierman went 2-for-4 with a triple.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Mullen, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Bartlett's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Eagle River, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4.
Bartlett suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Eagle River when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Bartlett, Alex Mullen (who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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