After three games on the road, Clearwater is heading back home. They will take on the Zephyrhills Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Zephyrhills took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clearwater, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Clearwater got the win against Lakewood by a conclusive 13-3.
Ty Woodring made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Woodring has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Woodring was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Clearwater got a massive performance out of Shawn Blanton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Blanton has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Colin Kauble, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Zephyrhills is still looking for their first win of the season after 16 matches. Their tough 13-0 loss to Osceola on Friday might stick with them for a while.
Zephyrhills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J.J. McGovern, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Clearwater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Zephyrhills, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Zephyrhills' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Clearwater has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Zephyrhills, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Clearwater keep running through batters, or will Zephyrhills buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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