
Potters
04/01/25 vs Bartlett | 11-1 |
03/28/25 @ Streator | 20-1 |
03/27/25 vs Richwoods | 5-4 |
03/26/25 vs Tremont | 2-0 |
Morton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bartlett Hawks with a sharp 11-1 win.
Morton got a great performance from Ryan Schaffnit as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Schaffnit has become a key player for the Potters: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Cameron Crawford and Cal Boeker did most of the damage at the plate: Crawford went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI, while Boeker went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That triple marked the first that Boeker hit this season. Another player making a difference was Collin Burns, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Morton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bartlett, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1.
Looking ahead, Morton will host Canton at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Bartlett, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-5 loss against Pekin on the 1st.
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