Baseball Recap: South Pittsburg Pirates vs. Lookout Valley Yellowjackets
In what's become a running theme this season, South Pittsburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lookout Valley Yellowjackets a 10-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for South Pittsburg as they're now sitting on four straight.
Zach Tierney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Tierney has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tierney was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Rector, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jake McGullion, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
On Lookout Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Collins, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
South Pittsburg is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Lookout Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-16 record this season.
As of now, neither South Pittsburg nor Lookout Valley have any future games scheduled.
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