The Zimmerman Thunder will square off against the Pine City Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Zimmerman has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 20.
Zimmerman came up short against Big Lake on Tuesday, falling 15-5.
Carter Milless was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Seth Cochran, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pine City). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Crosby-Ironton an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Dragons with their most commanding win of the season.
Ethan Aagaard spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Pine City let Asa Schwarzbauer and Jaxon Smith run wild. Schwarzbauer went 3-for-4 with two runs, while Smith got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Those two runs gave Schwarzbauer a new career-high.
The win made it two in a row for Pine City and bumps their season record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Zimmerman, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
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