Baseball Game Preview: West Marion Trojans vs. Seminary Bulldogs

For the second straight game, West Marion will face off against Seminary. The Trojans will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in West Marion's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home while Seminary has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

West Marion heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Tuesday. They lost 7-1 to Seminary. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Trojans have suffered since February 22nd.

Sam Smith

Earned Runs

03/01/25 vs Sumrall	6
03/11/25 vs North Pike	3
03/07/25 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal	3
02/18/25 @ Oak Grove	3
05/03/25 @ Southeast Lauderdale	2
+ 8 more games

West Marion got a good showing from Sam Smith, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Smith is becoming a predictor of the Trojans' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 10-4 (and 6-13 when he doesn't).

At the plate, West Marion saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andre Sumrall, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

West Marion now has a losing record of 16-17. As for Seminary, their win bumped their record up to 30-8-2.