In what's become a running theme this season, Taft gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dayton Pirates an 11-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Taft as they're now sitting on five straight.
Zack Hankins made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Hankins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hankins was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Juan Hernandez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Armando Fajardo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Taft pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Dayton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-13.
Taft will head out on the road to face off against Sheridan at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Taft is facing Sheridan at the right time seeing as Sheridan is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Dayton, they will be playing at home against Amity at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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