Monmouth United waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Knoxville Blue Bullets get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The Red Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Knoxville's batters probably weren't too happy with Tanner Rogers, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 15 Ks (he gave up four walks). Rogers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elliott Copeland, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Chance Stewart was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
Red Storm
| 05/10/25 vs Knoxville | 6-0 |
| 05/10/25 vs Knoxville | 6-1 |
| 05/01/25 vs ROWVA/Williamsfield | 7-4 |
| 04/26/25 vs Mercer County | 6-3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Cuba/Spoon River Valley | 2-1 |
| + 12 more games |
Monmouth United's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Knoxville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-22-1.
Looking ahead, Monmouth United is taking a road trip to square off against Kewanee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Red Storm's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Boilermakers have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Knoxville, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bushnell-Prairie City at 4:30 p.m.
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