Hoggard stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the West Carteret Patriots a 19-0 shutout. Hoggard's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jake Jeffrey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Jeffrey has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jeffrey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Ponnett, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was John Mason, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On West Carteret's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Strump, who went 2-for-2 with two doubles.
The win made it two in a row for Hoggard and bumps their season record up to 12-2. As for West Carteret, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-10.
Hoggard will take on Corinth Holders at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Carteret, they will head out on the road to face off against Southern Lee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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