Chesterton waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Michigan City Wolves a 10-0 shutout. Considering Chesterton has won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden Barrett made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Barrett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Barrett was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Vince Fox was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Greg Guernsey, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Chesterton now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Michigan City, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chesterton will challenge Hammond Morton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Michigan City, they will head out on the road to face off against Elkhart at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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