Juneau-Douglas had lost four straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 11-11 to make it five. They fell just short of the Sitka Wolves by a score of 14-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (ten), the Crimson Bears still had to take the loss.
As for Sitka, the win (which was their 20th in a row) raised their record to 23-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games.
For Sitka's part, Caleb Calhoun made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Calhoun has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Levi Hodges looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Tyson Bartolaba was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Chance Coleman, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Juneau-Douglas nor Sitka have any future games scheduled.
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