Baseball Recap: Sand Creek Scorpions vs. Mitchell Marauders
Sand Creek scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Mitchell Marauders with a sharp 26-1 win. The result was nothing new for Sand Creek, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Emmanuel Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Rodriguez was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jackson Lucero and Kale Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Lucero went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Anderson went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Lucas Whited, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Sand Creek and bumps their season record up to 10-10-1. As for Mitchell, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11-1.
Sand Creek will look to defend their home field on Friday against Harrison at 12:30 p.m. Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. Mitchell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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