Baseball Recap: Illini West Chargers vs. Farmington Farmers
Illini West can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Farmington Farmers as the Illini West Chargers made off with a 12-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Illini West considering their two-run performance the match before.
Carter Chapin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Chapin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Chapin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Reece Shoup was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Colby Robertson, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Farmington's side, Ben Marvel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Illini West has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Illini West will head out on the road to square off against Mendon Unity at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Farmington, they will be playing at home against Brimfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Brimfield is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Farmington will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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