Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Atlantic Collegiate Academy). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mullins Auctioneers a 20-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Armada in their matchups with the Auctioneers: they've now won three in a row.
Reed Gallup looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Coleman Strickland, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Logan Mishoe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Armada
| 04/16/25 @ Mullins | 20-0 |
| 04/15/25 @ East Clarendon | 10-1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Bourbon County | 16-1 |
| 03/15/25 @ Moon Area | 5-4 |
| 03/11/25 @ Mullins | 15-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Mullins, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Legion Collegiate Academy at 6:00 p.m. on May 2. As for Mullins, they will square off against Kingstree at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Blazers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.82 runs per game on average), something the Auctioneers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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