Baseball Recap: Richmond Red Devils vs. New Castle Trojans
Richmond can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the New Castle Trojans a 13-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Richmond who now have five in a row.
Zander Juday and Casey Blevins made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Juday pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Blevins didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Juday scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Blevins went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Dustin Moore was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Weston Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On New Castle's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavyn Whitehead, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Richmond's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for New Castle, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Richmond will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Anderson at 5:30 p.m. Anderson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.8 runs per game this season. As for New Castle, they will head out on the road to take on Shenandoah at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Shenandoah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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