Duluth had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Discovery Titans a 7-0 shutout. Duluth might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Riley Hasenstab, who gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Discovery off the board.
On the hitting side, Jose Molleja was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chaz Echerer, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Duluth pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Discovery, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Duluth will take on Berkmar at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Berkmar hasn't scored more than one runs for ten games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Discovery, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against North Gwinnett at 5:30 p.m. North Gwinnett's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Discovery's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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