Recap: Sparkman Senators vs. Austin Black Bears
Sparkman entered their tilt with Austin with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Austin Black Bears a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. After a 13-7 finish the last time they played, Sparkman and Austin decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Sparkman got a great performance from Brenner VanDeWynckel as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. RJ Freiholtz relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Sparkman's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Amaree Jabbar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Sparkman has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Austin, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Sparkman will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Russellville at 5:00 p.m. As for Austin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hazel Green at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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