After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Campbell County, Dixie Heights was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Villa Madonna Vikings a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Colonels considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Gentry Messmer
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Dixie Heights got a great performance from Gentry Messmer as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Messmer a new career-high.
On the hitting side, John Mello was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. Austin Krohmer also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Dixie Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Dixie Heights back to even at 3-3. As for Villa Madonna, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Looking ahead, Dixie Heights will square off against Princeton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Villa Madonna, they will host Bellevue at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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