Baseball Game Preview: Springfield Senators vs. MacArthur Generals

By Team Reports Mar 25, 2025, 12:29am

Baseball Preview: Springfield Senators vs. MacArthur Generals

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Previous Games

03/19/24 - Home12-0 W
04/05/23 - Away18-0 W
04/04/23 - Home11-0 W
05/25/22 - Neutral15-0 W
04/19/22 - Away15-1 W
+ 5 more games

Springfield is a perfect 10-0 against MacArthur since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Springfield will venture away from home to take on MacArthur at 4:30 p.m.

On Monday, Springfield came up short against Dunlap and fell 5-1. The Senators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Springfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arthur Davison, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Meanwhile, MacArthur hadn't done well against Lanphier recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. MacArthur blew past Lanphier 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Generals.

Aidan Bruce made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Luke Karunas and Zion Bradford did most of the damage at the plate: Karunas got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI and one double, while Bradford scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. What's more, Bradford posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Landen Patrick was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

MacArthur always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lanphier only posted an OBP of .300.

MacArthur's record now sits at 2-0. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Everything went Springfield's way against MacArthur when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Springfield made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springfield since the team 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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