Whitney Young fell victim to Von Steuben and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Von Steuben Panthers. Whitney Young was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Von Steuben apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Monday.
Whitney Young got a good showing from Charlie Hockman, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Whitney Young saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kingsley Evans, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Von Steuben's side, not much got past Alex Karson, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Whitney Young off the board. Karson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Whitney Young's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Von Steuben, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season.
Whitney Young will be playing in front of their home fans against Lindblom at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lindblom is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Von Steuben, they will head out on the road to challenge Niles North at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
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