Springfield has gone a perfect 6-0 against Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Springfield will welcome Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. Lincoln took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Springfield, who comes in off a win.
Springfield will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Belleville East, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Springfield's pitchers stepped up to hand Belleville East a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering Springfield has won three contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Springfield gave Caiden Bietsch the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bietsch has become a key player for Springfield: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-4 otherwise.
Wade Snyder
| 04/02/26 @ Belleville East | 3 |
| 05/19/25 vs Pawnee | 2 |
| 05/07/25 @ Pleasant Plains | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Springfield Southeast | 2 |
| 03/24/26 @ Lanphier | 1 |
On the hitting side, Springfield's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Wade Snyder, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave Snyder a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Lincoln fell victim to Glenwood and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. The Railsplitters just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Springfield, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-4.
Springfield got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against Lincoln by a conclusive 12-1 score. Will Springfield repeat their success, or does Lincoln has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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