Baseball Game Preview: Fayetteville Tigers vs. Hampshire Hawks

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Previous 6 Games

03/29/24 - Home	8-4 W
03/19/24 - Away	22-7 W
05/01/21 - Neutral	19-4 W
03/26/21 - Away	22-6 W
03/17/18 - Away	11-2 W
03/17/18 - Away	10-0 W

Fayetteville is a perfect 6-0 against Hampshire since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Fayetteville Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Hampshire Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Last Tuesday, Fayetteville beat Collinwood 13-9.

Fayetteville's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Parker Frame, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles. Austin Quick was another, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run.

Frame wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Fayetteville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Collinwood only managed five hits.

Meanwhile, Hampshire hadn't done well against Wayne County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hampshire was the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over Wayne County. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.

Therin Brown and Keaon Nicholson did most of the damage at the plate: Brown went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double, while Nicholson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Nicholson a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Kasen Anderson, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.

Fayetteville's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Hampshire, their record is now 3-1.

Fayetteville beat Hampshire 8-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fayetteville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.