Baseball Recap: Dodd City Hornets vs. Campbell Indians
Dodd City's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let the Campbell Indians onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. Considering Dodd City has won four matches by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nate Van Huss was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Van Huss was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Layton Vaught and Casysen Lappin did most of the damage at the plate: Vaught scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Lappin scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Helms, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Dodd City's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Campbell, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dodd City will challenge Cooper at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Campbell, they will head out on the road to take on Sam Rayburn at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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