South Pittsburg can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Van Buren County Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Pittsburg.
Kamden Wellington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Wellington has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wellington was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Pittsburg got a massive performance out of Britton Case, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Luke Rector was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
South Pittsburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Van Buren County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Pittsburg will face off against Grundy County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Van Buren County, they will head out on the road to take on Lookout Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lookout Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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