Ukiah stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past the Maria Carrillo Pumas 8-1. Winning may never get old, but Ukiah sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Kessler Koch made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Koch has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Koch was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Trevor Schlafer was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Trenton Ford, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Maria Carrillo's side, they got a good showing from Dylan Harrison, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Maria Carrillo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Aguilar, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Ukiah pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Maria Carrillo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Ukiah will have a chance to go back-to-back against Maria Carrillo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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