Trinity extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 20 on Friday, dropping them down to 0-17. They came up short against the Mt. Shasta Bears, falling 16-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-1 back in March.
As for Mt. Shasta, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-10. Considering they have won 11 matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For Mt. Shasta's part, Nick Mangrum and SETH SMITH made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Mangrum pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, SMITH tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Mangrum posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. At bat, Mangrum went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while SMITH got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Hank Johnson and COLLIN ROGERS did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while ROGERS went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave ROGERS a new career-high. Another player making a difference was BEN KENNEDY, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
While Trinity had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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