Baseball Game Preview: Springfield Senators vs. Jacksonville Crimsons

The Springfield Senators will head out to challenge the Jacksonville Crimsons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Springfield's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Pawnee by a score of 4-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The victory continues a trend for the Senators in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won three in a row.

Brody Scheffler

Hits Against

05/07/25 @ Pleasant Plains	7
04/08/25 vs Jacksonville	4
05/13/25 @ Rochester	3
04/23/25 @ Sacred Heart-Griffin	3
04/15/25 @ Lincoln	3
+ 4 more games

Not much got past Brody Scheffler, who gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Pawnee off the board. Scheffler has become a key player for Springfield: the team is undefeated when he allows at most two hits, but 7-19 otherwise.

At the plate, A.J. Ozier was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Caleb Gillespie also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.

Meanwhile, Jacksonville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They blew past the Vipers 11-1.

The team relied heavily on Anderson Decker, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Headen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Jacksonville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Springfield's record now sits at 10-19. As for Jacksonville, their record is now 19-14.

Springfield couldn't quite get it done against Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 5-0. Can the Senators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.