Baseball Recap: Princeton Bulldogs vs. Spring Creek Gators
Princeton can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Spring Creek Gators a 16-0 shutout. Give Princeton's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Sam Lopez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ashton Massey was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Matthew Oldham was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
On Spring Creek's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Kornegay, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Princeton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Spring Creek, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Princeton will be playing in front of their home fans against Beddingfield at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Spring Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against Goldsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goldsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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