Caledonia stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Greenwood Bulldogs a 16-0 shutout. While fans of Caledonia might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Brayden Thrash made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Thrash was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cooper Bates and Shep Donald did most of the damage at the plate: Bates went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Donald went 1-for-1 with a home run and two runs. Conner Black was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Caledonia pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Greenwood, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Caledonia will take on Gordo at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Caledonia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Gordo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Greenwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kosciusko at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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