Baseball Recap: South Salem Saxons vs. Roseburg Indians
South Salem put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Roseburg Indians a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for South Salem, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Carter Nelson tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Teagan Scott was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gavin Price, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
South Salem's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs per game. As for Roseburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
South Salem will stay at home for another game and welcome Mountain View at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Salem: 2, Mountain View: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Roseburg, they will head out on the road to square off against South Medford at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Medford hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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