Siuslaw's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Coquille Red Devils a 16-0 shutout. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Micah Blankenship was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Blankenship was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Siuslaw: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-7 otherwise.
Michael Fitzsimmons
| 05/05/26 vs Coquille | 3 |
| 05/01/26 @ Sutherlin | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs Bandon | 2 |
| 05/02/25 vs Sutherlin | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Douglas | 2 |
In other batting news, Coleman Weidman and Michael Fitzsimmons did most of the damage at the plate: Weidman went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Fitzsimmons went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Fitzsimmons a new career-high. Jacob Mann was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Siuslaw always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Siuslaw's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Coquille, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Coquille has already played their next contest (against Mapleton/Siuslaw), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Siuslaw will be paying especially close attention to the Red Devils' matchup: after the Red Devils face off against the Sailors, they'll take on Siuslaw again at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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