The Morgan Huskies will head out to square off against the Woodland Regional Hawks at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Monday, Morgan made easy work of University and carried off a 21-1 victory. Considering the Huskies' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Woodland Regional got themselves on the board against Portland on Monday, but Portland never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Highlanders. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Charlie Napoleone, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Portland off the board. Napoleone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Tyler DeCrescenzo was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Woodland Regional is 5-1 when DeCrescenzo posts two or more runs, but 11-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Lato, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Woodland Regional is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Morgan, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
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