Baseball Recap: Ida B. Wells Guardians vs. McDaniel Mountain Lions
Ida B. Wells put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let the McDaniel Mountain Lions onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. That's two games straight that Ida B. Wells has won by exactly nine runs.
Griffin Scott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over 5.1 innings pitched. Scott has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cole Harris was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Cam Hammer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On McDaniel's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Brewer, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Ida B. Wells pushed their record up to 20-7 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for McDaniel, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
Ida B. Wells will head out on the road to square off against Scappoose at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scappoose will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Ida B. Wells surely won't give up without a fight. McDaniel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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