La Porte put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Merrillville Pirates a 9-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for La Porte as they're now sitting on six straight.
Logan Hay tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, La Porte got a massive performance out of Gage Raymond, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Catron, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
La Porte pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Merrillville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
La Porte will be playing at home against Lowell at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. La Porte's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lowell's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Merrillville, they will be playing at home against Michigan City at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Merrillville has given up an average of 11.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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