Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morrice). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Atherton Wolverines a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. The Orioles haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Austin Gutting
| 04/24/25 vs Atherton | 2 |
| 06/01/24 vs Byron | 1 |
| 05/28/24 @ Webberville | 1 |
| 05/15/24 vs Vestaburg | 1 |
| 05/02/24 vs Bentley | 1 |
Austin Gutting was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Oliver Long was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.
Morrice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .524 or higher in three consecutive games.
The victory got Morrice back to even at 3-3. As for Atherton, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2.
Coming up, Morrice will be playing in front of their home fans against Potterville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Atherton, they will face off against Beecher at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
