Williams put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past the Northwood Chargers 7-1. Winning may never get old, but Williams sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Tate Jones made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Dan Mahan and James Cooper did most of the damage at the plate: Mahan scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Cooper scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Vince Coker, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Northwood's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Miller, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Williams is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Northwood, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Williams will head out on the road to challenge Person at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Williams is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Northwood, they will be playing at home against Providence Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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