It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Barry County Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bridgeport Baptist Academy Broncos a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Barry County Christian, who have now won 18 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Teegen Whitmire, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Bridgeport Baptist Academy off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kammenzind, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Birmingham, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Barry County Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-8 record this season. As for Bridgeport Baptist Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Barry County Christian will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lansing Catholic. Barry County Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. Bridgeport Baptist Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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