Baseball Preview: Morse Shipbuilders vs. Gardiner Tigers
The Morse Shipbuilders will head out on the road to take on the Gardiner Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Morse didn't have quite enough to beat Erskine Academy and fell 3-1. Morse has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Morse saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Wells, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Gardiner was not the first on the board last Monday, but they got there more often. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lawrence 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gardiner.
Gage McGrane spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Farnham, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Morse's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Gardiner, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Morse was able to grind out a solid victory over Gardiner when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morse since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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