In what's become a running theme this season, Soldotna gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Houston Hawks a 7-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Soldotna as they're now sitting on six straight.
Colby Sturman was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Sturman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sturman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Schilling, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Andrew Pieh was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Soldotna is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
Soldotna will play host again on Saturday to welcome Kenai Central, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kenai Central: 4.1, Soldotna: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Houston, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Palmer at 9:00 a.m. Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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