Milan is 2-8 against Southwestern since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Milan Indians will look to defend their home field against the Southwestern Rebels at 5:00 p.m. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Milan took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Jac-Cen-Del a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Southwestern put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Shawe Memorial. Winning may never get old, but Southwestern sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jamison Lewis made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, William Stockdale was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Barron Welsh was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
Milan's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Southwestern, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Milan suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Southwestern in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwestern's Adam Traylor, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Milan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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