Baseball Recap: Pacific Indians vs. Owensville Dutchmen
Pacific scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Owensville Dutchmen a 17-0 shutout. Considering Pacific has won six games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jake Collier made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Collier has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Collier was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colton Kossuth, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Connor Mooney was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three runs.
Pacific's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Owensville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Pacific will head out on the road to challenge Hillsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pacific is facing Hillsboro at the right time seeing as Hillsboro is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Owensville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Capital City at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Owensville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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