Mitchell can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Washington Senators a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mitchell considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Ben Seitzinger made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Seitzinger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Seitzinger was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Simon Gaines was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. AJ Sarver was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On West Washington's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Morrow, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Mitchell is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for West Washington, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Mitchell will head out on the road to challenge Bedford North Lawrence at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Washington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Salem at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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