Gavin Zimmermann turned in nothing short of a gem on Thursday: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fourth in a row with more than five innings. This season, Zimmermann has an ERA of 1.64 over 55.3 innings pitched.
Zimmermann and Salem will head out on the road to face off against Mattoon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem has been struggling on the road and they'll enter the match having lost five straight away games. Will Zimmermann and the Wildcats squad be able to turn things around? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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