In what's become a running theme this season, Hilmar gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Le Grand Bulldogs a 12-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Hilmar sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Hilmar got a great performance from Ryan Couchman as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Couchman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bradley Chipponeri, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Jacob Sward, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Le Grand's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DIEGO MARTINEZ, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Hilmar has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Le Grand, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hilmar will take on Escalon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hilmar's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. As for Le Grand, they will be playing at home against Ripon Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Le Grand's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Ripon Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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