Baseball Game Preview: Corning Cardinals vs. University Prep Panthers

Cardinals

Runs

03/08/25 vs Central Valley	8
03/07/25 @ Enterprise	2
03/06/25 vs Shasta	4
03/04/25 vs Mt. Shasta	7
02/28/25 vs Central Valley	10

Corning is 0-3 against University Prep since May of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Corning Cardinals take on University Prep Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Corning is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Corning is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Central Valley.

Bruno Lopez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University Prep). They never let Oroville get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Saturday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Jacob Lindell was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with four RBI and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler White, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.

University Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Corning's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for University Prep, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-1.

Corning came up short against University Prep when the teams last played back in May of 2021, falling 9-5. Will Corning have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.