Baseball Recap: Jacob Fritz leads Crescent Valley to victory over Silverton

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 7:08pm

Baseball Recap: Crescent Valley Raiders vs. Silverton Foxes

Crescent Valley stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Silverton Foxes a 7-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Crescent Valley who now have five in a row.

Jacob Fritz looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Yenchik, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Mikey Terry was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Crescent Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Silverton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14-1 record this season.

Crescent Valley will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against West Albany at 5:00 p.m. Crescent Valley's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so West Albany's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Silverton, they will head out on the road to face off against McKay at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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