Clay stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let the Norwalk Truckers onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Clay's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Vinny Gallaher was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Gallaher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gallaher was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Clay let Ian Dewitt and C.J. Boudreaux loose on the outfield. Dewitt scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Boudreaux went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Schacht, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Clay's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Norwalk, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Clay will stay at home for another game and welcome Ottawa Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ottawa Hills: 3.6, Clay: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Norwalk does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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