Baseball Preview: Indiana Little Indians vs. North Catholic Trojans
Indiana is 1-6 against North Catholic since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Indiana Little Indians will head out on the road to take on the North Catholic Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Indiana's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so North Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Indiana is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They fell just short of North Catholic by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Indiana has lost by just one run.
Greg Minnick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Indiana saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Ryan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Ryan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Indiana didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Catholic only tossed seven.
Indiana's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for North Catholic, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Indiana hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like North Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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