New Lothrop waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They beat the Bridgeport Bearcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Give New Lothrop's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Jayden Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Martinez was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Connor Masterson and August Birkmeier dominated on the mound. Masterson tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Birkmeier tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Henige, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Wendling, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
New Lothrop's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1. As for Bridgeport, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
New Lothrop will head out on the road to face off against Chesaning at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. New Lothrop and Chesaning are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Bridgeport, they will be playing at home against Birch Run at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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