Ellinwood waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Minneapolis Lions a 10-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Ellinwood has won by exactly ten runs.
Trace Tudor made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Tudor has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tudor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Ellinwood got a massive performance out of Cooper Hosman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Campbell Coleman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win got Ellinwood back to even at 11-11. As for Minneapolis, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Ellinwood will play host again on Monday to welcome Sylvan-Lucas, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Sylvan-Lucas is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Ellinwood will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Minneapolis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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