The Hamilton Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Augusta Southeastern Suns at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Hamilton had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Liberty.
Brayden Carter was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Carter was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Mason Stevenson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Augusta Southeastern's offense. They lost 16-0 to Monmouth United on Wednesday. Augusta Southeastern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Owen Rigg made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Hamilton has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Augusta Southeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hamilton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Augusta Southeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hamilton came out on top in a nail-biter against Augusta Southeastern in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Augusta Southeastern's Griffin Tippey, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hamilton still be able to contain Tippey? There's only one way to find out.
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