Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Altus). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Santa Fe South Saints a 21-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Saints: they've now won nine in a row.
Griffin Marshall
| 03/11/25 vs Santa Fe South | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Clinton | 1 |
| 04/11/24 @ Frederick | 1 |
| 04/08/24 vs Santa Fe South | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ Lawton | 1 |
Griffin Marshall made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jack Owenby was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Tate Saxon also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Altus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Altus' record is now 4-1. As for Santa Fe South, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5.
Looking ahead, Altus will square off against Chickasha at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Santa Fe South, they will be taking part in a tournament against Sunrise Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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