Morrice never let their opponents score on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Atherton Wolverines with a sharp 21-0 victory. The Orioles haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Brandon Schmidtfranz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Morrice: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
Oliver Long
| 05/16/26 vs Atherton | 8 |
| 04/23/26 vs Bentley | 6 |
| 05/12/25 vs Hamady | 6 |
| 05/08/25 @ Genesee | 6 |
| 05/05/25 vs Bentley | 5 |
In other batting news, Oliver Long was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, eight RBI, and three runs. Those eight RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Austin Lademann, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Morrice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .743. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Atherton only posted an OBP of .167.
Morrice's record now sits at 8-4. As for Atherton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
Morrice will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wolverines: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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