The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs will face off against the Conway Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Myrtle Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, North Myrtle Beach narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past White Knoll 4-2.
Sawyer Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Lank, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Conway fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Berkeley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Stags by a score of 2-1. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
North Myrtle Beach has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Conway, their loss dropped their record down to 16-13.
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