Baseball Recap: Green Bobcats vs. Oak Hill Oaks
In what's become a running theme this season, Green gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let the Oak Hill Oaks onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. Give Green's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Jonathan Knapp made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Knapp has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Knapp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Gabe Blevins was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Mason Neal was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Green has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Oak Hill, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.
Green will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Portsmouth at 5:00 p.m. Portsmouth will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Green surely won't give up without a fight. As for Oak Hill, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Minford at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Minford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Oak Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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