The Southwestern Rebels will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Providence Pioneers at 11:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Southwestern: 3.7, Providence: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Southwestern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Milan by a score of 8-4.
Brady Cook was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Cook has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cook was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Southwestern let William Stockdale and Austin Jenkins loose on the outfield. Stockdale scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Jenkins scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Braxton Lewis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Providence can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Paoli as Providence made off with a 10-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Providence as they're now sitting on four straight.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Providence, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
Southwestern might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Providence in their previous meeting on May 9th. Can Southwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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