James Lick put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Independence 76ers a 12-0 shutout. Give James Lick's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Enrique Mendez and Dereck Galvan made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Mendez pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Galvan pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Mendez scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-3, while Galvan scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Richard Vega was a standout: he scored two runs and stole five bases 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 four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Vincent Cortez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Independence's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Chapanar, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
James Lick has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Independence, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: James Lick beat Independence by a score of 13-2.
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