With a playoff game on the line, Windsor rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Discovery Canyon Thunder 9-1. Windsor might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Ethan Fillinger made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Fillinger has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fillinger was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Wyatt Gustafson looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Jordan, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dax Vela, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Discovery Canyon's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Peters, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
The win was the 12th in a row for Windsor, bringing their record for this year to 23-2. As for Discovery Canyon, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-10.
As of now, neither Windsor nor Discovery Canyon have any future games scheduled.
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