University put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Marin Academy Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for University.
Jett Messenger made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Messenger has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Messenger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Tate Gebhart looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, University let Alexander Coleman and Will Sugar loose on the outfield. Coleman went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run, while Sugar scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Martin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
University has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Marin Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
University will face off against Branson at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Marin Academy, they will be playing at home against Urban at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Marin Academy is facing Urban at the right time seeing as Urban is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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