Baseball Recap: Berthoud Spartans vs. Highland Huskies
Berthoud stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let the Highland Huskies onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Berthoud as they're now sitting on three straight.
Adam Hayes and Jack McCrea made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hayes kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, McCrea tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hayes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hayes scored a run while going 1-for-3, while McCrea scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Wyatt Barmes was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trent Jacobs, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Berthoud's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Highland, they dropped their record down to 8-10 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Berthoud will take on Sterling at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sterling: 3.6, Berthoud: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Highland, they will head out on the road to square off against Liberty Common at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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