The Union City Indians will take on the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Union City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Northfield get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Jayson Connor
| 06/07/25 vs Northfield | 4 |
| 06/02/25 vs Seton Catholic | 0 |
| 05/28/25 vs Blue River Valley | 2 |
| 05/10/25 @ Winchester Community | 1 |
| 05/06/25 @ Centerville | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Tri | 12 |
Jayson Connor made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four runs. He is becoming a predictor of Union City's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 9-2 (and 4-9 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Collins, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Union City: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Trendon Spence, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Kouts' rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Tri-County.
Tri-County's batters probably weren't too happy with Billy Miller, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 17 Ks (he gave up zero walks). Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kouts' victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Reid Estill, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Kouts' win bumped their record up to 25-6. As for Union City, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
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