New Prairie put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let the South Bend Riley Wildcats onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for New Prairie as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
New Prairie got a great performance from Jacob Tuszynski as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Tuszynski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brody Traxler was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reed Robinson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for New Prairie and bumps their season record up to 17-5. As for South Bend Riley, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
New Prairie will look to defend their home field on Monday against Penn at 4:30 p.m. Penn will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something New Prairie surely won't give up without a fight. As for South Bend Riley, they will face off against Calumet Christian at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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