The Rising Sun Shiners will head out to face off against the Austin Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rising Sun will be strutting in after a victory while Austin will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Rising Sun needed a bit of extra time to put away Jac-Cen-Del. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Eagles. Seven seems to be a good number for the Shiners as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Weston Cumberworth made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Cumberworth was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Rising Sun: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise.
Aiden White
| 05/21/25 @ Jac-Cen-Del | 3 |
| 05/10/25 vs Lawrenceburg | 2 |
| 04/13/24 vs Milan | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Shawe Memorial | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Oldenburg Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Aiden White was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Austin came up short against Madison on Tuesday, falling 13-3. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Cubs recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
The win made it two in a row for Rising Sun and bumps their season record up to 6-11. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Rising Sun might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Austin when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Shiners avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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