Fairfield took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). They put the hurt on the Goshen RedHawks with a sharp 15-7 victory. For Fairfield, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 defeat Goshen walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Keegan Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Miller was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Fairfield got a massive performance out of Eli Miller, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sawyer Ernsberger was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Goshen's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyan Miller, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Cline, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Goshen's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Fairfield will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Tippecanoe Valley at 5:30 p.m. Fairfield has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Goshen, they will head out on the road to challenge Elkhart at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Goshen has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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