Baseball Recap: Borden Braves vs. New Washington Mustangs
Borden put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on the New Washington Mustangs with a sharp 10-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Borden, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Garrett Schmidt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Schmidt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
Schmidt wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was K.J. Simmons, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Borden's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. As for New Washington, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Borden will head out on the road to face off against Salem at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Borden is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for New Washington, they will be playing at home against Eastern at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Washington is facing Eastern at the right time seeing as Eastern is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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