Skyline had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Idaho Falls Tigers a 7-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Skyline also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Not much got past Brayden Merzlock, who gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Idaho Falls off the board. Merzlock has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Skyline's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacobus Klein, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Bryson Schwedes, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Skyline's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. As for Idaho Falls, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.
Skyline will have a chance to go back-to-back against Idaho Falls: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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