The Barnum Bombers will square off against the Cromwell Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Barnum's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Carlton with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering the Bombers have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Landen Oetterer and Conner Blake were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Oetterer pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Blake didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. At the plate, Oetterer got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base, while Blake went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That home run was Oetterer's first of the season.
In other batting news, Sean Strandberg and Eli Gilbertson did most of the damage at the plate: Strandberg got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Gilbertson went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That double marked the first that Gilbertson has hit this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cromwell). They walked away with a 15-12 win over Cook County on Thursday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Cromwell's win bumped their record up to 2-3-1. As for Barnum, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
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