Baseball Recap: Utica Chieftains vs. Fraser Ramblers
Utica scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Fraser Ramblers as the Utica Chieftains made off with a 14-4 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Logan Simunic made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Simunic has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Simunic was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Utica got a massive performance out of Jacob Brohl, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Jorge Martinez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Utica and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Fraser, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Utica will head out on the road to square off against Anchor Bay at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Anchor Bay will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Utica surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fraser, they will be playing at home against L'Anse Creuse at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Fraser is facing L'Anse Creuse at the right time seeing as L'Anse Creuse is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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