Baseball Recap: Century Diamondbacks vs. Shelley Russets
There's no place like home for Century, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Shelley Russets a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Century has managed all season.
Elias Blackhawk made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Blackhawk has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Blackhawk was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Gavin Flynn was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Ben Call was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Century's victory bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Shelley, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Century will head out on the road to take on Preston at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Preston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Shelley, they will head out on the road to square off against Skyline at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Skyline is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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