Baseball Preview: Rochester Zebras vs. Benton Central Bison
The Rochester Zebras are on the road again on Saturday to play the Benton Central Bison at 11:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Rochester is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Wabash 7-6.
Tanner Reinartz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Reinartz has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Reinartz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Jake Seuferer was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Brady Coleman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Benton Central won against Seeger on Monday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Benton Central had just enough and edged Seeger out 3-2. That's two games straight that Benton Central has won by just one run.
Like Rochester, Benton Central also got a great game from a two-way player: Tyler Klemme. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Klemme was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Klemme wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Torres, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Rochester has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Benton Central, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rochester has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Benton Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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