Baseball Recap: Sanford extends road winning streak to 17

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 3:51pm

Baseball Recap: Sanford Warriors vs. Archmere Academy Auks

Sanford stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Archmere Academy Auks a 7-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Sanford sure is getting used to it with their 12th in a row.

The result came thanks to Alex Gannon's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Sanford let Brady Bollman and Luke Filliben loose on the outfield. Bollman went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Filliben scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cole Ruhland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Sanford's victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Archmere Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.

Sanford will head out on the road to take on Salesianum at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Sanford's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Salesianum's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Archmere Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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