Hobart can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Westville Blackhawks a 12-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Hobart who now have six in a row.
Connor Stafford made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Stafford has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stafford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Hobart got a massive performance out of Celedonio Pimentel, who went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Brandon Stafford was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Hobart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Westville, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14.
Hobart will take on Illiana Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Illiana Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Westville, they will square off against Marquette Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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