Baseball Game Preview: Syracuse Titans vs. Layton Lancers

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Previous Games

04/19/24 - Home	11-5 W
04/17/24 - Away	5-4 W
04/16/24 - Home	6-3 W
04/22/23 - Home	8-4 W
04/20/23 - Home	8-12 L
+ 5 more games

Syracuse and Layton are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Titans will square off against the Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Syracuse has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Layton will come in with three straight wins.

Syracuse's last matchup with Davis could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's matchup on Friday. The Titans came up short against the Darts, falling 6-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Titans were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Layton had just enough and edged out Weber 7-5 on Friday.

Austin Pritchett was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Layton is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-7 otherwise. Pritchett was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Will Hoffman was incredible, going 3-for-6 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.

Layton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-8. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Syracuse, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Everything went Syracuse's way against Layton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Syracuse made off with an 11-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.