The Warsaw Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Bellmont Braves at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Warsaw was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against New Albany on Friday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 8-2 victory.
Reed Nelson looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
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On the hitting side, Wyatt Stapleton and Logan Kim did most of the damage at the plate: Stapleton scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Kim scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Kim a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Mason O'Malley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Warsaw was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Albany only posted a batting average of .208.
Meanwhile, Bellmont took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Friday. They blew past South Adams 8-2.
Layne LeMaster made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. LeMaster was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gavin Krull was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Mason Martinez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
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