Thorndale waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Chilton Pirates a 16-0 shutout. Give the Bulldogs' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Lance Pesl made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Thorndale let Pedro Jimenez and Brenson Beran run wild. Jimenez went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Beran went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. Those three runs gave Beran a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunner Ferguson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.
Thorndale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Bulldogs
| 04/22/25 vs Chilton | 16-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Chilton | 20-0 |
| 04/11/25 vs Bartlett | 8-1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Rosebud-Lott | 10-3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Holland | 17-0 |
| + 15 more games |
Thorndale pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Chilton, they are on a 28-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Looking ahead, Thorndale will take on Mumford at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chilton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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