Baseball Recap: Plainfield triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Gabe Hansen

By Team Reports May 13, 2024, 4:41pm

Baseball Recap: Plainfield Quakers vs. Indian Creek Braves

Plainfield's hitters rose to the challenge against a Braves pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.94 runs allowed on Monday. The Plainfield Quakers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Indian Creek Braves a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Plainfield.

Plainfield got a great performance from Luke Warriner as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gabe Hansen, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Clark Laker, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI.

On Indian Creek's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Modlin, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Modlin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.

Plainfield is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Indian Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-3.

Plainfield will stay at home for another game and welcome Greenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Indian Creek, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Whiteland at 5:30 p.m.

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