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| 04/09/24 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 14-1 W |
| 05/16/23 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 05/16/23 - Away | 13-0 W |
| 04/21/22 - Away | 6-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Springfield has gone 8-2 against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tigers will host the Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. Springfield will be looking to extend their current 16-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Springfield earned a 10-7 victory over St. Mary's.
Brecken Heiling was a standout: he scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kadyn Anderson, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop got the win against Renville County West on Tuesday by a conclusive 13-3. The win continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won three in a row.
Kaden Rieke and Layton Uecker-Hamre made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Rieke tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Uecker-Hamre struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. At the plate, Rieke scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Uecker-Hamre scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Luke Bastian was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Lee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Springfield pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Springfield took their win against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Thunderbirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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