Eli McIlvain turned in his biggest game of the season on Monday, striking out 14 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with more than six strikeouts. On the year, McIlvain has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 3.61 over 21.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.483/0.579/0.759 with 14 runs.
McIlvain and Scholars Guild Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Johnson Ferry Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. McIlvain has dominated as far as hits are concerned (he's averaged 1.5 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Johnson Ferry Christian Academy has only allowed 5.67 per game this season.
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