For the second straight game, Blackman will face off against Siegel. The Blaze will welcome the Stars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Blackman's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Siegel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Blackman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Siegel, who was ranked 20th at the time (Blackman was ranked 24th). The Blaze fell just short of the Stars by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Blaze in their meetings with the Stars: they've now lost eight in a row.
Siegel's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-10. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Blackman, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7.
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