Middlesex is 1-9 against King William since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Middlesex Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the King William Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m.
Middlesex's 16-8 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. Their tough 16-4 defeat to Monacan on Saturday might stick with them for a while.
Middlesex saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Ruthowski, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, King William put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over West Point. That 17 run margin sets a new team best for King William this season.
King William also got a great performance from Colton Maiorana as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Maiorana has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Lee was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Anthony Lane was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Middlesex's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for King William, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Middlesex has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like King William struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Middlesex couldn't quite finish off King William in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Middlesex, Chris Wimmer (who struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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