Baseball Recap: Dunkirk Marauders vs. Southwestern Trojans
Dunkirk can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Southwestern Trojans as the Dunkirk Marauders made off with a 10-4 win. With that victory, Dunkirk brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Zachary Zentz made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Zentz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Dunkirk let Paul Trippy and Dylan Bankoski loose on the outfield. Trippy scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Bankoski scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Shaffer, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
The win got Dunkirk back to even at 4-4. As for Southwestern, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Dunkirk will head out on the road to face off against Olean at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dunkirk is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Southwestern, they will be playing at home against Fredonia at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Fredonia's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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