With a playoff game on the line, Kerens rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Linden-Kildare Tigers an 8-0 shutout. Kerens' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last 14 games.
Krayton Ritchie made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Ritchie has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ritchie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kerens let Andy Conklin and Lane Lynch loose on the outfield. Conklin went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double, while Lynch scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kannon Ritchie, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Kerens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Linden-Kildare, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-7.
Kerens will have a chance to go back-to-back against Linden-Kildare: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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