Baseball Recap: Manchester Squires vs. Wabash Apaches
Manchester came tearing into Monday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wabash Apaches a 3-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Manchester has scored all year.
The result came thanks to Evan Martynowicz's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Manchester's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Reiss Gaerte, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Wabash's side, Jason Tait spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits. Tait has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Manchester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. As for Wabash, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Manchester will head out on the road to challenge Rochester at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Manchester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Wabash, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Maconaquah at 6:00 p.m. Wabash is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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