04/15/25 vs Geary | 22 |
03/06/25 vs Hobart | 16 |
03/13/25 @ Snyder | 15 |
04/11/25 vs Cyril | 13 |
04/03/25 vs Erick | 12 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carnegie). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Geary Bison a 22-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bison: they've now won five in a row.
Chizm Kuykendall made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Carnegie: the team is undefeated when he allows at most three hits, but 6-7 otherwise. Kuykendall was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Carnegie got a massive performance out of Stetson West, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The Wildcats are undefeated when West posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise. Klayton Thompson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Carnegie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .824. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Carnegie's record is now 9-7. As for Geary, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Carnegie will be playing at home against Waukomis at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Geary, they will head out to challenge Riverside Indian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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