Baseball Recap: Mosinee Indians vs. Lakeland Thunderbirds
Mosinee came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Lakeland Thunderbirds onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Mosinee this season.
Mosinee got a great performance from Garrett Shupe as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keagen Jirschele, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Jirschele is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Filipiak, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Mosinee pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs per game. As for Lakeland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Mosinee will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lakeland: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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