#11 Middletown (11-8) @ #6 Hodgson (13-4). Hodgson just beat Mtown 3-2 on May 8th, withSpeed beating Keane on the mound.
Mtown is coming off a dominant first round beating of CR 10-3. Keane got the win, with Dunn and Walls pitching as well. Middletown though 10-8, has had quite the disappointing season. They were a preseason favorite and seemed to have some of the deepest pitching in the state. They do have some deep pitching they just can’t seem to score and win games. Their start was very promising, they were 3-0 with wins over DMA and Concord. They had two close losses to good teams Cape (4-2) and St G (5-3). No shame there. They won a runs fest with RLCA 11-6…then blanked Smyrna 4-0. They lost another close one to WP 3-1. They slide by Dover 4-2, Newark 5-4 and plaster Mt P 11-1. A close loss to rival Appo 9-7, followed up with a crushing of Conrad 14-0. Since then they have had 4 close losses to Hodgson (3-2), St Marks (3-2), St E (2-0) and Caravel (4-2). They are 5-7 against the other playoff teams this year. Mtown is averaging 5 runs per game and do have 9 dingers. They have allowed under 3 runs per game with good pitching from Dunn and Wooten. This is Mtown’s 25th appearance in the state tourney. They are 23-24. They have been to 3 championships and lost all three.
Hodgson has played well almost all season. They started off 5-0. They lost a close one to WP (4-1), then had a 16-12 game beating Poly. They then lost 2 straight to St Marks and Caravel. They won the next 7 including tourney teams Concord, St G, Archmere, and Mtown. They lost their final game with Appo 5-3 in walkoff fashion. Hodgson has allowed 62 runs, but 32 were in games against CR, Poly & St Marks. That’s just 2 runs per game allowed in all the other games. They were 6-4 against the other playoff teams. Hart was 4-2 on the mound and Megginson was 3-1. Speed and Deery have both pitched well. Hodgson has hit 9 homers this year. Hodgson has been to 13 post seasons but only have a 7-13 record. Hodgson beat Mtown in the playoffs last year 7-3 in the second round.
Prediction: I assume Wooten (4-1) will be going today. Not sure about Hodgson, probably Hart. This could be the best matchup of the day. Hodgson can score runs, Mtown doesn’t usually give up too many runs. Mtown has been struggling to win in big games, but always plays well. I have a feeling Mtown will play up to their potential and “upset” Hodgson.
Mtown is coming off a dominant first round beating of CR 10-3. Keane got the win, with Dunn and Walls pitching as well. Middletown though 10-8, has had quite the disappointing season. They were a preseason favorite and seemed to have some of the deepest pitching in the state. They do have some deep pitching they just can’t seem to score and win games. Their start was very promising, they were 3-0 with wins over DMA and Concord. They had two close losses to good teams Cape (4-2) and St G (5-3). No shame there. They won a runs fest with RLCA 11-6…then blanked Smyrna 4-0. They lost another close one to WP 3-1. They slide by Dover 4-2, Newark 5-4 and plaster Mt P 11-1. A close loss to rival Appo 9-7, followed up with a crushing of Conrad 14-0. Since then they have had 4 close losses to Hodgson (3-2), St Marks (3-2), St E (2-0) and Caravel (4-2). They are 5-7 against the other playoff teams this year. Mtown is averaging 5 runs per game and do have 9 dingers. They have allowed under 3 runs per game with good pitching from Dunn and Wooten. This is Mtown’s 25th appearance in the state tourney. They are 23-24. They have been to 3 championships and lost all three.
Hodgson has played well almost all season. They started off 5-0. They lost a close one to WP (4-1), then had a 16-12 game beating Poly. They then lost 2 straight to St Marks and Caravel. They won the next 7 including tourney teams Concord, St G, Archmere, and Mtown. They lost their final game with Appo 5-3 in walkoff fashion. Hodgson has allowed 62 runs, but 32 were in games against CR, Poly & St Marks. That’s just 2 runs per game allowed in all the other games. They were 6-4 against the other playoff teams. Hart was 4-2 on the mound and Megginson was 3-1. Speed and Deery have both pitched well. Hodgson has hit 9 homers this year. Hodgson has been to 13 post seasons but only have a 7-13 record. Hodgson beat Mtown in the playoffs last year 7-3 in the second round.
Prediction: I assume Wooten (4-1) will be going today. Not sure about Hodgson, probably Hart. This could be the best matchup of the day. Hodgson can score runs, Mtown doesn’t usually give up too many runs. Mtown has been struggling to win in big games, but always plays well. I have a feeling Mtown will play up to their potential and “upset” Hodgson.
