Utica is 8-2 against Fraser since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Chieftains will head out on the road to square off against the Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. Utica will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Utica will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Oxford, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Chieftains never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Monday.
Not much got past Cole Cubitt, who gave up just three hits to keep Oxford off the board. Cubitt also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Utica is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 12-18 otherwise.
Emillio Oddo
| 05/19/25 @ Oxford | 2 |
| 05/17/25 @ Marysville | 1 |
| 05/15/25 vs L'Anse Creuse North | 1 |
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| 04/28/25 vs St. Clair | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emillio Oddo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted over his last six games. Rowan Urquhart was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Fraser sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Bishop Foley on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ramblers.
Fraser's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Sikorski, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Utica's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-18. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fraser, their win bumped their record up to 17-13.
Utica took their victory against Fraser in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chieftains since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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