There's no place like home for Dinwiddie, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Patrick Henry Patriots an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Carmine Rosso tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Dietrich Walker and John Owen did most of the damage at the plate: Walker scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Owen scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Owen has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Rosso, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Dinwiddie pushed their record up to 7-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Patrick Henry, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dinwiddie will take on Hopewell at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopewell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Dinwiddie's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Patrick Henry, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Atlee at 6:00 p.m.
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