Kirby put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hamilton Wildcats a 15-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Kirby, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kazell Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Johnson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kirby got a massive performance out of Chrismer Disla Vargas, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Andrew Orozco, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-1.
Kirby's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. As for Hamilton, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
As of now, neither Kirby nor Hamilton have any future games scheduled.
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