The latest chapter of the Washington County baseball rivalry will be written on the diamond in Wellman today when the Washington Demons visit the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Paul N. Bailey Field. The Demons enter the day with a 4-16 overall record. They were last in action Monday where they dropped a doubleheader to Burlington by 7-4 and 10-0 scores. This season, Washington hits .253 as a team with a .372OBP and .288 slug with 91 runs on 132 hits, 77 walks and 132 strikeouts. Four Demons hit .300 or better, paced by Caleb Zieglowsky at .405 with a team best 14 RBI. Luke Beenblossom has a team high 21 hits and Kael Williams leads with 20 runs scored. On the mound, the Washington staff ERA is 6.86 with a .250 opponent average on 129 earned runs, 92 walks and 110Ks. Individually, Nate Edmonds and Conner Leyden each have two wins with a combined 6.10ERA.

The Hawks are 17-8 on the season, 13-5, Champions of the South Division of the River Valley Conference. Mid-Prairie has been off since splitting a Monday doubleheader with Durant in Wellman, dropping game one 8-6 in extras and winning game two 10-0 in five. On the year, the Hawks are hitting .301 as a club with a .452OBP and .379 slug with 176 runs scored on 193 hits, 148 walks and 143 strikeouts. Four Hawks are hitting .300 or better, led by Tatem Telfer at .378 with 31 total hits and 24RBI. Brady Weber has scored 23 times. On the mound, the Mid-Prairie team ERA is 3.26 with a .237 opponent average on 153 hits, 76 earned runs, 112 walks and 193 strikeouts. Telfer is 5-1 with a 1.95ERA. Weber, Carson Pence, Brock Harland and Bowen Burmeister are all multi-game winners with a combined 3.43ERA.

You can hear all of the action between the Demons and the Golden Hawks live this morning on AM 1380, FM 102.5, the KCII2 App and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Roder Epoxy Pregame Show at 9:30a.m. and first pitch at 10 from Paul N. Bailey Field in Wellman.