For the second straight game, Verona will face off against Burlington. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Verona's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Burlington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Verona came up short against Burlington on Monday, falling 8-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Burlington's part, Carter Baumeister was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Baumeister is becoming a predictor of Burlington's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 8-13 when he doesn't). Baumeister was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Carter Behling was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Kerkhoff, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs.
Burlington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory (which was Burlington's third in a row) raised their record to 11-14. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Verona, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
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