In what's become a running theme this season, Fairfield gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over the Angola Hornets. Winning may never get old, but Fairfield sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Owen Garrison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hunter Kauffman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Luke Mast was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
On Angola's side, they got a good showing from Brayden Duke, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Angola saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Fulton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Fairfield's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Angola, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Fairfield will look to defend their home field on Friday against NorthWood at 5:00 p.m. Fairfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so NorthWood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Angola, they will head out on the road to square off against Lakeland at 10:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Lakeland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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