Springfield is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Dawson-Boyd is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Tigers will host the Blackjacks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Springfield's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Lester Prairie 10-0. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Dawson-Boyd not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 13, 2024 (when they won 13-2). Everything went their way against Central Minnesota Christian as they made off with a 15-4 win.
Nathan Hansen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Dawson-Boyd let Kameron Sather and Tygan Long run wild. Sather got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Long went 3-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave Long a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Bothun, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Dawson-Boyd kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Minnesota Christian only managed four hits.
Springfield's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Dawson-Boyd, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
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