Baseball Preview: Fairfield Falcons vs. Lakeland Lakers
The Fairfield Falcons will be playing at home against the Lakeland Lakers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Fairfield can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They never let Bethany Christian onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory.
Bethany Christian's batters probably weren't too happy with Hunter Kauffman, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, Cohen Yoder and Michael Slabaugh did most of the damage at the plate: Yoder scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Slabaugh went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Keegan Miller, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakeland came up short against Leo on Monday and fell 9-5. Lakeland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakeland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keyan Arroyo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Drannon Miller, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Fairfield's win bumped their record up to 19-8. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 19-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fairfield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lakeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fairfield skirted past Lakeland 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does Lakeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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