Tri-Valley barely beat River View the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Scotties' pitcher stepped up to hand the Black Bears a 17-0 shutout on Monday. The Scotties have beaten the Black Bears the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Black Bears has come to flipping the script.
Brady Kaufman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-4. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.
Daniel Huffman
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Huffman, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Blayne Riley, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Tri-Valley lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Tri-Valley's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for River View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Tri-Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Black Bears: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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