Baseball Game Preview: St. Paul Knights vs. Nashoba Regional Wolves

The St. Paul Knights will head out to take on the Nashoba Regional Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither St. Paul nor Wachusett Regional made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Knights took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountaineers. Considering the last time the Knights couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.

St. Paul saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braydon Liziewski, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double marked the first that Liziewski has hit this season.

Meanwhile, Nashoba Regional came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Patriots.

Jake Schwartz made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Ben Lamson was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jackson Libby, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Nashoba Regional was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Nashoba Regional's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for St. Paul, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.

St. Paul came up short against Nashoba Regional in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.