Felicity-Franklin barely beat Georgetown the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cardinals' pitcher stepped up to hand the G-Men an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. 11 seems to be a good number for the Cardinals as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Grady Jowers
| 04/23/25 @ Georgetown | 3 |
| 03/29/25 @ Eastern | 2 |
| 04/16/24 vs Georgetown | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Bethel-Tate | 1 |
| 05/20/24 @ Fayetteville-Perry | 1 |
Grady Jowers was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Jowers was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Logan Harless and Dylan Bauer did most of the damage at the plate: Harless went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Bauer went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Harless has posted since back in April of 2024. Lane McElfresh was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Felicity-Franklin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Georgetown only posted an OBP of .222.
The win made it two in a row for Felicity-Franklin and bumps their season record up to 3-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Georgetown, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Looking ahead, Felicity-Franklin will challenge Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cardinals are facing the Blue Jays at the right time seeing as the Blue Jays are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Georgetown, they will face off against Clermont Northeastern at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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