Baseball Recap: Hudson Shaffer leads Lincoln Southwest to victory over Pius X

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 12:12pm

Baseball Recap: Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks vs. Pius X Thunderbolts

Lincoln Southwest waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Pius X Thunderbolts. That's more bragging rights for Lincoln Southwest, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Karter Chamberlain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.

At the plate, Hudson Shaffer was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

On Pius X's side, they got a good showing from Tyler Parr, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, Pius X saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesus Yanez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Lincoln Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Pius X, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-16.

Lincoln Southwest will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Bellevue East at 4:30 p.m. Lincoln Southwest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Bellevue East's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Pius X does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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