For the second straight game, Capital will face off against Peninsula. The Cougars will host the Seahawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Capital 3.4, Peninsula 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Capital is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Peninsula just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 7-2 to the Seahawks. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Peninsula's part, Kaleb Copeland tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Copeland has posted since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Isaac Schultz-Tait was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Sleeter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Peninsula's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
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