Baseball Recap: Linn Wildcats vs. Tuscumbia Lions
While Linn put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Tuscumbia. The Linn Wildcats put the hurt on the Tuscumbia Lions with a sharp 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Linn.
Austin Dudenhoeffer was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Dudenhoeffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Dudenhoeffer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tanner Hackmann was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Curtis Deeken, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Linn's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11. As for Tuscumbia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Linn will take on St. Elizabeth at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Elizabeth will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Linn surely won't give up without a fight. As for Tuscumbia, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Climax Springs at 5:00 p.m. Tuscumbia is facing Climax Springs at the right time seeing as Climax Springs is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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