Baseball Preview: Lincoln Mustangs vs. Lowell Cardinals
The Lincoln Mustangs are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Lowell Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Lincoln had just enough and edged Lick-Wilmerding out 4-3.
Kieran Baker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Baker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for four straight games.
Meanwhile, Lowell waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Bearcats out 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Elias Grosfoguel, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelo Ornelas-Rafael, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Lowell, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lincoln has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lowell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lincoln might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Lowell in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowell's Hiroki Aoshima, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Lincoln knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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