Baseball Recap: Whitman Vikings vs. Blair Blazers
Whitman put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Blair Blazers onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for Whitman, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Whitman got a great performance from Jacob Goldman as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gideon Schwartz, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Cole Roman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Whitman pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs per game. As for Blair, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Whitman will head out on the road to face off against Bethesda-Chevy Chase at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitman's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Bethesda-Chevy Chase's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Blair, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Whitman at 7:00 p.m. on April 18th.
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