Santa Fe Trail stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Marys Bears a 13-0 shutout. The win was just business as usual For Santa Fe Trail, who after eight games remain undefeated this season.
Talan Long made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Long has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Long was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Coby Branson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and a double. Drake Graham was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
On St. Marys' side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Hutley, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Santa Fe Trail pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for St. Marys, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Santa Fe Trail will be playing at home against Iola at 4:30 p.m. in Friday's first game. Santa Fe Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.9 runs per game this season. As for St. Marys, they will head out on the road to face off against Onaga at 4:30 p.m. in Monday's first game. Onaga is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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