The West Middlesex Big Reds will be playing at home against the Wilmington Greyhounds at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, West Middlesex earned a 7-2 win over Jamestown. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Middlesex.
Kyle Gilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bowen Briggs and Tyler Blanton did most of the damage at the plate: Briggs scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Blanton scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caleb Koncar, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wilmington waltzed into their match on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a run and slipped past the Mustangs 9-8.
Tyler Mikulin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Mikulin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Chase Mitcheltree was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
West Middlesex's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7. As for Wilmington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
West Middlesex couldn't quite finish off Wilmington when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilmington's Shane Heller, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that West Middlesex knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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