After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Loyal, Gilman was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Thorp Cardinals as they made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won three matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Dawson Grunseth made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.
Trevin Duellman
| 04/21/26 @ Thorp | 4 |
| 04/16/26 @ Loyal | 1 |
| 05/19/25 vs Neillsville/Granton | 1 |
| 05/02/25 @ Cadott | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs Spencer | 1 |
In other batting news, Trevin Duellman was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Nichols, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Gilman's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-3.
Looking ahead, Gilman will face off against Stanley-Boyd at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Thorp, they will square off against Abbotsford at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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