Baseball Recap: Evangelical Christian Sentinels vs. Northridge Knights
Evangelical Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northridge Knights an 11-0 shutout. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Evangelical Christian with their most commanding win of the season.
Evangelical Christian got a great performance from Connor Beckman as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Beckman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryder Lutz, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hogan Gibbs, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Evangelical Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Northridge, they have fallen quite a ways from their 20-8-1 record last season and are now at 3-6.
Coincidentally, Evangelical Christian and Northridge will both be playing First Baptist Academy the next time they take the field. Evangelical Christian will host First Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Northridge will head out to face them at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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