While Woodland Park didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They never let the Ellicott Thunderhawks get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.
Cody Becker was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
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In other batting news, Woodland Park let Scout Newsom and Landon Bain run wild. Newsom went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Bain scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave Bain a new career-high. Wyatt Stimits also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Woodland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .513 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Woodland Park's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ellicott, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Woodland Park beat the Thunderhawks by a score of 12-4 later that day.
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