Baseball Recap: Snowflake Lobos vs. Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets
Snowflake put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets. Winning may never get old, but Snowflake sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Skip Bawden made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Bawden has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bawden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brennen Bryant and Aaden Coor did most of the damage at the plate: Bryant scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Coor scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Jhett Yellowhair was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Blue Ridge's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Mink, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Snowflake is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
Snowflake is on the road again on Monday to play Show Low at 6:00 p.m. Snowflake is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. Blue Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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