University City stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Morse Tigers 8-1. The win was familiar territory for University City who now have three in a row.
Garret Gillum was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Gillum was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Carson Hildebrandt looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Van Zucker was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Mateo Torres-Chapa was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Morse's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Leyva, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
University City's victory bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Morse, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
University City will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. University City's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Morse, they will be playing in front of their home fans against High Tech CV at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morse is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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