Mt. Pleasant scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They never let the Independence 76ers onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Nathaniel Ortiz and Michael Blanco were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Ortiz pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Blanco struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). At the plate, Ortiz scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Blanco went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Torres Ochoa, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Pena, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Independence's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Dagostino, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
The victory made it two in a row for Mt. Pleasant and bumps their season record up to 5-6. As for Independence, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Mt. Pleasant will have a chance to go back-to-back against Independence: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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