Nokomis's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Erskine Academy Eagles a 6-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Nokomis also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2017.
Owen Menard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Menard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Connor Sides was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Jacob Neumayer was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Erskine Academy's side, Hayden Chase was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Simon Clark was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Erskine Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nokomis only tossed seven.
The victory got Nokomis back to even at 3-3. As for Erskine Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Nokomis will be playing in front of their home fans against Messalonskee at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Erskine Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Gardiner at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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