Cortland put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Chittenango Bears with a sharp 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cortland.
Zach Muir spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cal Albright, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
On Chittenango's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinton Hilliker, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Andrew Kielbasa, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cortland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Chittenango, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Cortland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Chittenango: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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