Ravenna scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Springfield Spartans out 10-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ravenna.
Logan Hysell and Connor Welling made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hysell struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Meanwhile, Welling tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Hysell scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Welling scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sean Jordan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rylan Eldredge, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Ravenna's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Springfield, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Ravenna will look to defend their home field on Saturday against John Hay at 12:00 p.m. Springfield will take on Cloverleaf at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cloverleaf's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Springfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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