Baseball Game Preview: Urbana Hillclimbers vs. Indian Lake Lakers

The Urbana Hillclimbers will venture away from home to square off against the Indian Lake Lakers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Urbana has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

On Saturday, Urbana needed a bit of extra time to put away Bethel. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Bees.

BJ Potter

Base on Balls Against

04/28/25 vs Bellefontaine	3
05/07/25 @ Triad	2
04/17/25 @ Greeneview	2
05/17/25 vs Bethel	1
05/14/25 vs Carroll	1
+ 2 more games

BJ Potter looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Urbana is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 9-10 otherwise.

At the plate, Urbana saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Donahoe, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Indian Lake came out on top against Anna on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Lakers were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Rockets. The Lakers not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 23rd (when they won 8-0).

Tyler Tidwell was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

Urbana has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Indian Lake, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 11-10.

Urbana beat Indian Lake 8-3 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Hillclimbers repeat their success, or do the Lakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.