Baseball Preview: York Wildcats vs. Leavitt Hornets
The York Wildcats will face off against the Leavitt Hornets on Thursday. Neither York nor Leavitt posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
York is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Greely, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (York was ranked 15th). York lost 18-0 to Greely last Tuesday. The contest marked the first time this season in which York was not able to get on the board.
York saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Brown, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Leavitt had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knights a 2-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Leavitt as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Poland's batters probably weren't too happy with Noah Carpenter, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up no walks). Carpenter has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for York and nudges their season record down to 10-6. As for Leavitt, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. York has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Leavitt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went York's way against Leavitt in their previous matchup back in June of 2022 as York made off with a 10-0 victory. Does York have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leavitt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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