Bagdad put the finishing touches on their 17th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Williams Vikings an 8-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Bagdad as they're now sitting on six straight.
Shane Hooper was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Hooper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hooper was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Landers, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Bagdad has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 22-1-1 record this season. As for Williams, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6-1.
Bagdad does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Williams also has no future games currently scheduled.
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