Bradshaw Christian put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Union Mine Diamondbacks a 10-0 shutout. Bradshaw Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by eight runs or more this season.
Ethan Rickert made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Rickert was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Alex Crosno looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Roberto Garduno was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Gabe Viegas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Union Mine's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Manfredi, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Bradshaw Christian pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.4 runs. As for Union Mine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Bradshaw Christian will face off against Justin Garza at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Union Mine, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Pioneer at 12:30 p.m.
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