Baseball Recap: Elk Grove Thundering Herd vs. Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack
Elk Grove's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Elk Grove, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cody Pinckney looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Evan Gentil was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Troy Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Elk Grove pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs per game. As for Cosumnes Oaks, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Elk Grove will head out on the road to face off against La Costa Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elk Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so La Costa Canyon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cosumnes Oaks, they will take on Lodi at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Cosumnes Oaks has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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