Baseball Recap: Westfield Shamrocks vs. Brownsburg Bulldogs
In what's become a running theme this season, Westfield gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Brownsburg Bulldogs with a sharp 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Westfield.
Westfield got a great performance from Ty Anderson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Hibler, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Rudolph, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI and a double.
On Brownsburg's side, they got a good showing from Ethan Gladstein, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Brownsburg saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Hoover, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Westfield's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs per game. As for Brownsburg, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Westfield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Brownsburg: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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