Fairfield can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They never let the West Union Dragons onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Fairfield's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matches.
Zane Matthews was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Matthews has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Matthews was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Cade Miller and Wyatt Wiley did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Wiley scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Miller has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. Blaine Fauber was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Fairfield pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for West Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-12.
Fairfield will be playing at home against Eastern at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for West Union, they will head out on the road to challenge Belpre at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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