The Brooklyn Hurricanes will face off against the Whetstone Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Brooklyn's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Trinity. With that win, the Hurricanes brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Gio Garst
| 04/23/25 @ Trinity | 9 |
| 04/14/25 @ Lutheran West | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Independence | 2 |
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Gio Garst was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Brooklyn let Mason Vega and Aiden Starr run wild. Vega went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Starr went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI Starr has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Collin Flanagan, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Brooklyn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whetstone). They put the hurt on Marion-Franklin with a sharp 17-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Braves have won seven matches by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brooklyn's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7. As for Whetstone, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
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