With a playoff game on the line, North Florida Christian rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the St. John Paul II Panthers a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for North Florida Christian, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jace Riggan made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Riggan was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other pitching news, Garrett Workman looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, North Florida Christian got a massive performance out of Stone Russo, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Ashton Gainer was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
North Florida Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6-2 record this season. As for St. John Paul II, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-10-1.
As of now, neither North Florida Christian nor St. John Paul II have any future games scheduled.
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