Baseball Preview: Ansonia Tigers vs. Union City Indians
The Ansonia Tigers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Union City Indians at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Ansonia made easy work of Preble Shawnee and carried off a 9-1 win.
Keegen Weiss made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Weiss was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Asher Shives, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Nick Burns was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Union City had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knights a 2-0 shutout.
Zackary Fulk spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Union City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trendon Spence, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ansonia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Union City, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Ansonia has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Union City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Ansonia might still be hurting after the 19-3 defeat they got from Union City when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Ansonia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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