Baseball Game Preview: Coal City Coalers vs. Seneca Fighting Irish

Coalers

Runs

04/29/25 vs Herscher	4
04/28/25 @ Herscher	13
04/24/25 vs Bradley-Bourbonnais	2
04/22/25 @ Wilmington	10
04/21/25 vs Wilmington	0
+ 17 more games

Coal City has gone 8-2 against Seneca recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Coalers will head out to challenge the Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. Coal City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

Coal City is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Herscher. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Coalers have suffered since May 6, 2024.

Coal City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lance Cuddy, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Meanwhile, Seneca lost 7-1 to Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Coal City's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Seneca, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.