Springfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Limestone on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Limestone Rockets by a score of 2-1. Springfield just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Springfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Enrico Veach, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Veach has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Limestone, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-16 record this season.
Springfield will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Edwardsville at 10:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Springfield: 3.6, Edwardsville: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Limestone, they will head out on the road to challenge Washington at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Washington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Limestone's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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