Mishawaka fell victim to Concord and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Concord Minutemen. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Mishawaka's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Mishawaka saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Pritchett, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
On Concord's side, Braedon Messenger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. Messenger has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lukas Ulfig was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Mishawaka's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Concord, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Mishawaka will be playing in front of their home fans against NorthWood at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mishawaka is on a three-game streak of home wins, NorthWood a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Concord, they will head out on the road to take on Goshen at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Concord is facing Goshen at the right time seeing as Goshen is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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