From STAFF REPORTS Maranatha coach Matt Shupper has to be pretty happy with the way his pitching staff is rounding out their rotation behind ace Dawson Netz. Several guys have contributed on the mound and especially of late. Will Downing is one of those guys. Just over a week after shutting out Bosco Tech on […]
From STAFF REPORTS
Maranatha coach Matt Shupper has to be pretty happy with the way his pitching staff is rounding out their rotation behind ace Dawson Netz.
Several guys have contributed on the mound and especially of late.
Will Downing is one of those guys.
Just over a week after shutting out Bosco Tech on the road, Downing threw a five-inning shutout at Heritage Christian.
MHS earned a 10-0, mercy-rule victory in five innings and they improved to 16-4 overall and 7-0 in Olympic League play.
How well are the Minutemen playing?
They’ve won eight consecutive games and in their past five, MHS has outscored its opponents by a combined margin of 55-1.
Maranatha’s pitching has gone three consecutive games without allowing a run.
On Thursday, Downing held Heritage Christian scoreless on three hits.
He walked one and struck out six batters.
Max Blessinger continues to dominate in his junior year.
Blessinger went 3 for 3, including a triple, a sac fly and three RBIs.
Marco Martinez finished 3 for 4, including a home run, he scored three runs and added an RBI.
Brock Vradenburg had a pair of hits and RBIs.
Jacob Moreno went 2 for 2, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs.
Ben Guess had two hits, including a double and scored twice.
Casey Popham had one hit, scored a run and drove in one on a sac fly.
Nick Iverson went 1 for 3 with an RBI.
MHS will go for the three-game sweep of Heritage Christian tonight (Friday) at 6 at Brookside Park.
Box Score:
M: 1-2-1-1-5-(10)
H: 0-0-0-0-0-(0)
Win: Will Downing
Loss: Trevor Gordon
HR: Marco Martinez (M)
3B: Max Blessinger (M)
2B: Ben Guess (M), Mason Johnson (HC), Cameron Corral (HC)
Records: Maranatha (16-4, 7-0); (Heritage Christian (11-13, 2-7)
