Pittsburg prepares to face SEK rival Fort Scott in home opener – KOAM

The Purple Dragons are 3-3 to begin the season.

PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Pittsburg Purple Dragons will lastly play a house recreation at Jaycee Ballpark on Friday – after starting the season with six straight video games on the street.

“We like it,” says Pittsburg head coach Keith Matlock on taking part in at Jaycee, “There’s not many locations higher to play a baseball recreation. Particularly when the climate is good and you’ve got a ton of individuals there. I’ve a sense it’s going to have plenty of power to it.”

Pittsburg will face SEK rival Fort Scott Friday of their first dwelling recreation.

It will likely be the second assembly of the season between the 2 groups. The Tigers topped the Purple Dragons 11-4 in Fort Scott of their first assembly final week.

“They’re only a hard-nosed group,” Matlock says of his league rivals, “I’ve identified coach Regan for a very long time. The Fort Scott program is all the time well-coached. They like to play Pittsburg. It’s a rivalry and all of that stuff. They’re not going to beat themselves so you actually should exit and just be sure you care for your stuff.”

The Purple Dragons are 3-3 of their first six video games.

Pittsburg has wins over Chanute, KC-Piper and Discipline Kindley – and their three losses are to Fort Scott, Blue Valley North and Tonganoxie.

“I believe we’ve gotten higher every recreation. I believe we’ve began swinging it rather well,” Matlock says, “Now we have to get higher on the mound, and I’ve little question that we’ll. Early on, everyone is a thrower as a result of they’ve their nerves and every little thing else, however we’ve talked to them about getting settled in and changing into pitchers now.”

Junior Jackson Turnbull has gotten off to a scorching begin on the plate for Pittsburg.

Within the group’s first six video games, Turnbull is batting .524 with 5 doubles, a house run and eight RBI.

“He’s an enormous a part of our offense. He’s beginning to get his timing down and make changes. He is aware of there’s stress on him. For any child that age, you’re going to press just a little bit early on when you have got that stress. You may inform he’s getting settled in now and has an understanding of what he must do.”

Friday’s recreation will start at 4:30 PM at Jaycee Ballpark in Pittsburg.

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