Maxwell stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Princeton Eagles a 14-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Maxwell, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Massey Baker made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Baker was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Tanner Vierra was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. Noel Velazquez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
The win made it two in a row for Maxwell and bumps their season record up to 13-4. As for Princeton, their defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Maxwell will head out on the road to take on Williams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Maxwell is facing Williams at the right time seeing as Williams is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Princeton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hayfork at 1:00 p.m. in Monday's first game. Princeton and Hayfork are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.
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