With a playoff game on the line, Dwyer rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Viera Hawks an 8-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Dwyer who now have four in a row.
The result came thanks to Nick Rovitti's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jackson Miller was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sully Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Dwyer is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season. As for Viera, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12.
Dwyer will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Buchholz at 11:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Buchholz: 2.8, Dwyer: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Viera does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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