Taft Middleton Game Report: @ First Presbyterian Day

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 11:15am

Middleton made his presence known in Brookstone's 7-3 victory

Catholic senior starting pitcher William Schmidt closed out his high school career with a nine-strikeout shut out win over the Patriots.

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Taft Middleton turned in nothing short of a gem on Thursday: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his 13th in a row with more than five strikeouts. This season, Middleton has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 1.42 over 69 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.517/0.634/0.989 with 34 RBI and 8 home runs.

Middleton's strong effort led Brookstone over First Presbyterian Day and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Thanks in part to Middleton's efforts, Brookstone will roll in on a nine-game winning streak. Will Middleton and the rest of the team keep the streak alive? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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