Kankakee put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Urbana Tigers a 6-0 shutout. This was payback for Kankakee, who suffered a 7-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Clay Gadbois made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Gadbois has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gadbois was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Gadbois wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trey Blanchette, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Kankakee pushed their record up to 20-12-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Urbana, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-23.
Kankakee will be playing at home against Streator at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kankakee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Urbana, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m.
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