Mishawaka Marian can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past the South Bend Riley Wildcats 17-1. While fans of Mishawaka Marian might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Evann Schmidtendorf was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Schmidtendorf was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Mishawaka Marian let Silvio Gardini and Jake Oliver loose on the outfield. Gardini scored three runs while going 1-for-2, while Oliver scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mishawaka Marian pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for South Bend Riley, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Mishawaka Marian will be playing in front of their home fans against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for South Bend Riley, they will head out on the road to take on Glenn at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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