Bucklin put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Sublette Larks a 10-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Bucklin, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bucklin got a great performance from Lucas Kirk as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Andrew Bowman and Izaiah Pearce did most of the damage at the plate: Bowman went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles, while Pearce scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Leighton Konrade, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for Bucklin and bumps their season record up to 12-1. As for Sublette, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Bucklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sublette: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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