Williamsburg put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the East Clinton Astros with a sharp 16-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Williamsburg.
JJ Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Miller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaleb Bogan was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Austin Elkins, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Williamsburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for East Clinton, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-12.
Williamsburg will head out on the road to challenge Hillsboro at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Williamsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. East Clinton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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