Shawnee is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Defiance is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Indians will welcome the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shawnee is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Piqua 14-7 on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Shawnee considering their two-run performance the game before.
Bryce Windau tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Tate Bender
| 05/12/25 vs Piqua | 3 |
| 05/08/25 vs Bryan | 2 |
| 05/09/25 @ St. Henry | 1 |
| 05/02/25 vs Memorial | 1 |
| 04/28/25 @ Minster | 1 |
On the hitting side, Tate Bender was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cole Sunderland, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Defiance owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Archbold.
Defiance also got a great performance from Garyson Smiddy as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Defiance saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colt Ward, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
Shawnee has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-16 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Defiance, their win bumped their record up to 18-0.
Shawnee suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Defiance when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
