The Pittsfield Saukees will head out on the road to square off against the Beardstown Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pittsfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Pittsfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Calhoun on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 6-5.
Pittsfield saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Frazier, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Hayden Gratton was another, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Beardstown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Titans, sneaking past 6-4.
Ethan Heller and Colby Desollar did most of the damage at the plate: Heller scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Desollar scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Beardstown's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Pittsfield, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pittsfield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Beardstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pittsfield beat Beardstown 8-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saukees since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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