Mount St. Mary stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Prague Red Devils a 7-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mount St. Mary.
Parker Hayes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mount St. Mary let Cord Brown and Owen Kuklinski loose on the outfield. Brown scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Kuklinski scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Joshua Shropshire was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Mount St. Mary is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Prague, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-13.
Mount St. Mary will head out on the road to face off against Newcastle at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Newcastle is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Mount St. Mary will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Prague will take on Tecumseh at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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