McPherson has gone a perfect 3-0 against Chanute recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bullpups will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Comets at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McPherson has six straight wins, Chanute has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If McPherson beats Chanute with 22 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Bullpups never let Winfield get on the board and left with a 22-0 victory on Monday. Fans of the Bullpups have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Ian Razak
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Ian Razak and Cade Strathman made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Razak tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Strathman tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Razak scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Strathman scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Razak a new career-high.
In other batting news, Brody Seidl was a standout: he scored four runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Carter Allen, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple.
McPherson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .519 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Chanute didn't have quite enough to beat Pittsburg on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
McPherson pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Chanute, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
McPherson took their win against Chanute in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Bullpups repeat their success, or do the Blue Comets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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