Baseball Game Preview: Washburn Millers vs. Roosevelt Teddies

Washburn has gone a perfect 10-0 against Roosevelt recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Millers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Teddies at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Washburn is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 13-9 victory over St. Paul Central on Tuesday. The Millers haven't had any issues with the Minutemen recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Otto McDill

Runs

05/06/25 @ St. Paul Central	3
05/05/25 @ Minneapolis South	2
04/30/25 vs Coon Rapids	2
04/12/25 vs Como Park	2
04/22/25 vs Edison	1

Otto McDill and Jack Moyer did most of the damage at the plate: McDill got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Moyer got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. McDill is becoming a predictor of Washburn's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Milo Black, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Washburn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Roosevelt had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Minneapolis South on Wednesday, sneaking past 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Teddies have posted since April 10th.

Roosevelt saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam McMahon, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Washburn's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.

Washburn took their win against Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 13-0 score. Do the Millers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Teddies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.