Baseball Recap: Southwestern Rebels vs. Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers
Southwestern put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers with a sharp 13-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Southwestern sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jamison Lewis was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Lewis has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, William Stockdale was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Barron Welsh was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
On Shawe Memorial's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Hill, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Southwestern's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-7. As for Shawe Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Southwestern will head out on the road to square off against Milan at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Southwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Shawe Memorial, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-7 win vs. Trimble County on the 11th.
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