Baseball Recap: Marshall Eagles vs. Mountain View Vikings
Marshall put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mountain View Vikings an 8-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Marshall also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Wes Pendleton was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Pendleton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pendleton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ethan Sparks was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Mountain View's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DAVION AGUIRRE, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The victory made it two in a row for Marshall and bumps their season record up to 12-9. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Marshall will be playing at home against Venice at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Venice is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Marshall will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Mountain View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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