The Cedar Springs Red Hawks will face off against the Hastings Saxons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hastings took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cedar Springs, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Cedar Springs turned things around against Allendale on Wednesday. They blew past the Falcons 12-5.
Evan Odren
| 04/14/25 vs Kenowa Hills | 6 |
| 04/24/25 vs East Grand Rapids | 3 |
| 04/21/25 vs Lowell | 2 |
| 05/14/25 @ Allendale | 1 |
Evan Odren looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Cedar Springs' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-20 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Austin Alcumbrack was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last nine contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Robinson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Cedar Springs kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 11.
Meanwhile, Hastings was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss. They came up short against Ionia, falling 9-3.
Grady Reed was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Hastings' defeat dropped their record down to 1-21. As for Cedar Springs, their win bumped their record up to 5-21.
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