Baseball Recap: Peninsula Seahawks vs. River Ridge Hawks
Peninsula scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the River Ridge Hawks an 11-0 shutout. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Peninsula with their most commanding win of the season.
Kaleb Copeland tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Sleeter, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Isaac Schultz-Tait, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On River Ridge's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keland Naputi, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Peninsula has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for River Ridge, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-13.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peninsula will take on Stadium at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for River Ridge, they will be playing at home against Capital at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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