
Miners
05/14/25 vs Gladstone | 10-0 |
05/13/25 @ Calumet | 4-3 |
05/08/25 vs Kingsford | 6-3 |
05/06/25 vs Westwood | 8-4 |
05/05/25 @ Marquette | 10-3 |
+ 2 more games |
Negaunee waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Gladstone Braves get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Miners have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Morgan Robar was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Negaunee got a big performance out of Aiden Steele, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave Steele a new career-high. Devin Jurmu was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Negaunee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Negaunee pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gladstone, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Negaunee will venture away from home to face off against Escanaba at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Gladstone, they will head out to square off against Marquette at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Braves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Sentinels have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.
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