The Santa Fe Raiders will be playing at home against the Beachside Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Beachside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Fe, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, while Santa Fe put up some runs, the same can't be said for Baker County. Santa Fe walked away with a 3-0 win over Baker County. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Santa Fe.
Not much got past Dylan Lovelace, who gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Baker County off the board. Lovelace has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Santa Fe's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Kietzman, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Beachside was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to University Christian.
Jake Meadows was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Beachside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graham Rosenstone, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Santa Fe's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Beachside, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Santa Fe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Beachside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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