Baseball Recap: La Porte Slicers vs. Merrillville Pirates
La Porte scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Merrillville Pirates an 18-0 shutout. Considering La Porte has won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cody Ryden tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, La Porte got a massive performance out of Kai Jones, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Hill, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
The win was the fifth in a row for La Porte, bringing their record for this year to 12-8. As for Merrillville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: La Porte beat Merrillville by a score of 9-0.
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