North Lincoln waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Midland Valley Mustangs a 12-0 shutout. Considering North Lincoln has won five matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
North Lincoln got a great performance from Cooper Seagle as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Kellen Karr was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Blake Mincey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Midland Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Evans, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
North Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Midland Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
North Lincoln is on the road again on Friday to play Loris at 5:30 p.m. As for Midland Valley, they will square off against Florence Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Florence Christian hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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