In what's become a running theme this season, Montevideo gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Melrose Dutchmen with a sharp 9-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Montevideo who now have five in a row.
Gannon Reidinger made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Reidinger has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Reidinger was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Daniel Gunlogson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Brody Dack was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Melrose's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Berscheit, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Montevideo pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Melrose, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season.
Montevideo is on the road again on Thursday to play New London-Spicer at 4:30 p.m. Montevideo's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so New London-Spicer's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Melrose, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against St. Cloud Cathedral at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Cloud Cathedral: 3, Melrose: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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