Edinburgh waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Southwestern Spartans out 7-6. That's more bragging rights for Edinburgh, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jared Myers was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Myers has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Myers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabe Bennett, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Southwestern's side, Ian Bunch was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Edinburgh has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Southwestern, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Edinburgh will be playing at home against Hauser at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Edinburgh is on a four-game streak of home wins, Hauser a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Southwestern, they will head out on the road to square off against Waldron at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waldron has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Southwestern will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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