After three games on the road, Springstead is heading back home. They will take on the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, while Springstead put up some runs, the same can't be said for Central. Springstead came out on top against Central by a score of 3-0. That's two games straight that Springstead has won by exactly three runs.
Central's batters probably weren't too happy with Brendan Anderson, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up four walks). Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Springstead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex King, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Wiregrass Ranch ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against River Ridge and snuck past 4-2. The win was just what Wiregrass Ranch needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior game.
Logan Voelz tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sean Ballmann, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Binder, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
The victory got Springstead back to even at 9-9. As for Wiregrass Ranch, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Springstead has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wiregrass Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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