Bristol had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They never let the Badger Braves onto the board and left with an 18-0 win. The result was nothing new for Bristol, who have now won four matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Croc Thorp made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thorp was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaiden Kohler was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Jonas Miller was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Bristol's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Badger, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Bristol will stay at home for another game and welcome Chalker at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bristol's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Chalker's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Badger, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pymatuning Valley at 4:30 p.m. Badger has given up an average of 11 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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