Baseball Game Preview: Whitney Young Leaves Home

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 8:49am

Baseball Preview: Whitney Young Dolphins vs. Von Steuben Panthers

The Whitney Young Dolphins will head out on the road to challenge the Von Steuben Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

Whitney Young lost 15-2 to Barrington on Saturday. Whitney Young has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Von Steuben came tearing into Saturday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Rams 5-4.

Von Steuben got a great performance from Daniel Zamora as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.

At the plate, Von Steuben's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Karson, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. George Allen was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Whitney Young's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Von Steuben, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-12.

Whitney Young might still be hurting after the 11-4 defeat they got from Von Steuben in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Whitney Young, Owen Rivera (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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