Badin has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the West Branch Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Badin: 2.4, West Branch: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Badin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Padua Franciscan a 5-0 shutout. Badin's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last six contests.
Not much got past Caleb Driessen, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Padua Franciscan off the board. Driessen has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jeremiah Carmella, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, West Branch waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Redskins.
Badin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for West Branch, their victory bumped their record up to 28-6.
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