Bloomingdale had lost seven straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped down to 5-18 to make it eight. They lost 11-0 to the Saugatuck Trailblazers. The Cardinals were not able to make up for their loss to the Trailblazers from their previous meeting back in May of 2016.
As for Saugatuck, their record is now 11-14. Considering their hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
For Saugatuck's part, Braison Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Jones also tossed no walks, which is notable because Saugatuck is 4-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-12 otherwise. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Saugatuck got a massive performance out of Nolan LaLonde, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple. LaLonde is becoming a predictor of the Trailblazers' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 8-14 when he doesn't). Jack Drummond also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
As of now, neither Bloomingdale nor Saugatuck have any future games scheduled.
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