While Charlotte didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Knippa Crushers on Friday as they made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering the Trojans have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Gaitan
| 03/06/26 @ Knippa | 21 |
| 02/27/26 @ Ben Bolt | 17 |
| 03/07/25 @ La Pryor | 14 |
| 02/21/26 vs Natalia | 13 |
| 04/04/25 vs Sabinal | 13 |
Josh Gaitan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 21 over seven innings pitched. Those 21 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Anthony Sanchez was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Preston Walker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The win was the third in a row for Charlotte, bringing their record up to 7-2. As for Knippa, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Charlotte will head out to face off against Three Rivers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Knippa, they are packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Junction at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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