The University Trailblazers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lapel Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (University: 4.1, Lapel: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
University can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They blew past Wes-Del 14-2.
Ryan Castetter was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Castetter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Cam Rady looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jimmy Caldwell, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Cooper Burnett was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lapel's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Hamilton Southeastern by a score of 5-3.
Lapel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darl Gustin, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
University has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. As for Lapel, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
University was able to grind out a solid victory over Lapel when the teams last played back in April of 2022, winning 7-2. Will University repeat their success, or does Lapel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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