In what's become a running theme this season, Oak Grove gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the James Lick Comets a 9-0 shutout. The win was just what Oak Grove needed coming off of a 17-1 defeat in their prior contest.
Eric Richard and Brandon Stewart did most of the damage at the plate: Richard scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Stewart went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Christian Gutierrez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On James Lick's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Humberto Ulloa, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, James Lick didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The victory got Oak Grove back to even at 8-8. As for James Lick, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Oak Grove will stay at home for another game and welcome Gunderson at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for James Lick, they will head out on the road to square off against Yerba Buena at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. James Lick is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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