For the second straight game, Western Reserve will face off against St. Paul. The Roughriders will challenge the Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Western Reserve came up short against St. Paul and fell 8-4.
For St. Paul's part, Alex Marsh tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.1 innings pitched. Marsh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Paul let Landon Fries and Ben Blum run wild. Fries scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Blum went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most hits Fries has posted since back in April of 2024. Izaac Snyder also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. Paul was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
St. Paul has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Western Reserve, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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