Carroll stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over the Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies. Carroll's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jaxon Craker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Craker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grant Peters, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Conner Barkel was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Plymouth's side, they had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Dominick Vasquez and Cooper Grolich Vasquez pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits, while Grolich pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Plymouth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Wolfe, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Carroll is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Plymouth, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Carroll will head out on the road to take on Penn at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Carroll comes in on five and Penn on three. As for Plymouth, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Logansport at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Plymouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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