Baseball Recap: Eagle River Wolves vs. West Anchorage Eagles
Eagle River stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let the West Anchorage Eagles onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Give Eagle River's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Ryan Mullen made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Mullen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Gage Rose looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Kamden Kurtz was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Miguel Marrero was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Eagle River pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Anchorage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eagle River will take on Lathrop at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Eagle River's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Lathrop's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Anchorage, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Service at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Service will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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