Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bucklin). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Skyline Thunderbirds a 15-0 shutout on Monday. With that victory, the Red Aces brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Lucas Kirk made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season.
Jack Herd
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Herd, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. JT Prusa was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bucklin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bucklin's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Skyline, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Bucklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Thunderbirds: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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