Halifax stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Susquenita Blackhawks a 10-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Halifax who now have four in a row.
Brandon Schell 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 11 over six innings pitched. Schell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Schell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Isaac Miller and Will Steinhauer did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Steinhauer scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Dayton Bittner was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Susquenita's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Deaven, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Halifax's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Susquenita, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Newport the next time they take the field. Halifax will head out to face Newport at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, while Susquenita will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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