The Capital Cougars will head out to take on the Gig Harbor Tides at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Capital had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 17-run drubbing they dealt Lincoln on Tuesday. The Cougars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Abes a 17-0 shutout. The Cougars not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 27th (when they won 23-0).
Meanwhile, Gig Harbor came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Seahawks.
Quentin Bockhorn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Gig Harbor saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Price, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run. Those two hits gave Price a new career-high.
Capital's record is now 8-10-1. As for Gig Harbor, their record now sits at 12-7.
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