Crestline had lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 2-12 to make it nine. They fell 3-0 to the Mansfield Senior Tygers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tygers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-6 on Tuesday.
As for Mansfield Senior, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.
For Mansfield Senior's part, Sean Tanner made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Tanner has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Malone, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Page, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Looking ahead, Crestline will host New London at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mansfield Senior, they will head out to challenge Rogers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rams have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.63 runs per game on average), something the Tygers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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