Lincoln-Way West won the last time they faced Shepard and things went their way on Tuesday too. Lincoln-Way West's pitchers stepped up to hand Shepard a 13-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Adam Gerl looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
Conor Essenburg
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Conor Essenburg, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jackson Mansker was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Lincoln-Way West's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 9.5 runs thus far As for Shepard, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lincoln-Way West will square off against Marist at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Shepard, they will challenge Jones at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
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