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| 04/28/26 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 05/13/25 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/27/24 - Home | 3-7 L |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 05/20/23 - Away | 4-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Gillespie got themselves on the board against Southwestern on Tuesday, but Southwestern never followed suit. They had just enough and edged out the Piasa Birds 1-0. That's more bragging rights for the Miners, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Luke Schuckenbrock, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Southwestern off the board. Schuckenbrock has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gillespie secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Dawson Lancaster, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Gillespie has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Southwestern, they dropped their record down to 4-18 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Coming up, Gillespie will be playing in front of their home fans against Breese Central at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Miners' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Southwestern, they will challenge Metro-East Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.67 runs per game on average), something the Piasa Birds will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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