Miami East has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Marion Local Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Miami East: 2.2, Marion Local: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Miami East's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Troy Christian.
Meanwhile, Marion Local narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Parkway 4-2.
Ian Rindler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Rindler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rindler was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Austin Niekamp looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Rindler wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Poeppelman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Miami East's record now sits at 16-4. As for Marion Local, their record now sits at 14-11.
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