Cardinals
| 05/14/25 vs Lincoln | 8-4 |
| 05/13/25 vs Columbia | 5-3 |
| 05/12/25 @ Normal University | 6-4 |
| 05/09/25 @ Routt Catholic | 4-0 |
| 05/07/25 vs Springfield | 5-4 |
| + 3 more games |
Pleasant Plains waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Lincoln Railsplitters. This was payback for the Cardinals, who suffered a 6-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Sean Lowder looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 15 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Charlie Severino was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Maisenbacher, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Pleasant Plains pushed their record up to 27-5 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln, they moved to 11-15 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pleasant Plains will welcome Father McGivney Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lincoln, they will be playing at home against Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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