Merino stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Peetz Bulldogs with a sharp 16-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for Merino, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Coen Schmidt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Schmidt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Tyler Miller was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Isaac Poe, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Peetz's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Schumacher, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Merino has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Peetz, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Merino will take on Haxtun at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Merino will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Peetz will take on Briggsdale at 1:00 p.m. in Thursday's first game.
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