Otis stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Peetz Bulldogs a 20-0 shutout. The victory was just business as usual For Otis, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
Gavin Price made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Price was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, JJ Ward looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Tayte Smith was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Smith is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Erick Thorn, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Peetz's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Schumacher, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Otis' win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Peetz, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Otis will look to defend their home field on Monday against Briggsdale at 1:00 p.m. Otis' pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Briggsdale's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Peetz, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Prairie at 1:00 p.m. on April 5th. Peetz is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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