In what's become a running theme this season, Pine Grove gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Byers Lions a 15-0 shutout. Pine Grove's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Kollin Derrick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Derrick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Pine Grove got a massive performance out of Brittan Fryar, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Talen Wilkerson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Pine Grove is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Byers, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Pine Grove will head out on the road to face off against Nettleton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pine Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Nettleton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Byers, they will head out on the road to square off against Jumpertown at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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