Baseball Game Preview: Bluffton Pirates vs. Spencerville Bearcats

The Bluffton Pirates will face off against the Spencerville Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Bluffton's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Spencerville has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

Bluffton's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Arcadia by a score of 5-0.

Not much got past Robby Taylor, who gave up just two hits to keep Arcadia off the board. Taylor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances.

Nathan Speicher

Runs

03/29/25 vs Pandora-Gilboa	3
05/10/25 vs Arcadia	2
05/02/25 vs North Baltimore	2
04/16/25 @ Ottoville	2
03/29/25 vs Pandora-Gilboa	2
+ 10 more games

At the plate, Nathan Speicher and Quinn Eachus did most of the damage at the plate: Speicher got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, while Eachus went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Speicher is becoming a predictor of Bluffton's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-11 when he doesn't).

Meanwhile, Spencerville won against Hardin Northern on Friday with two runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Bearcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Perry. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Bluffton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Spencerville, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Bluffton beat Spencerville 6-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bearcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.