Sparkman entered their tilt with Austin with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Austin Black Bears a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. After a 13-7 finish the last time they played, Sparkman and Austin decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Sparkman got a great performance from Brenner VanDeWynckel as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. RJ Freiholtz relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Sparkman's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Amaree Jabbar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Sparkman has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Austin, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Sparkman will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Russellville at 5:00 p.m. As for Austin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hazel Green at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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