Baseball Recap: Pomeroy Pirates vs. Garfield-Palouse Vikings
Pomeroy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Garfield-Palouse Vikings a 13-0 shutout. Considering Pomeroy has won ten matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Trace Roberts made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Roberts has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Roberts was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Bryson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Gunner Magill was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Pomeroy pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Garfield-Palouse, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Pomeroy will head out on the road to face off against Dayton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pomeroy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Dayton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Garfield-Palouse, they will be playing at home against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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