Peninsula scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the River Ridge Hawks an 11-0 shutout. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Peninsula with their most commanding win of the season.
Kaleb Copeland tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Sleeter, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Isaac Schultz-Tait, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On River Ridge's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keland Naputi, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Peninsula has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for River Ridge, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-13.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peninsula will take on Stadium at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for River Ridge, they will be playing at home against Capital at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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