Solid pitching leads the way in Paints’ 6-2 win over Pistol Shrimp
PERU, IL – Different night, same result.
The Chillicothe Paints continued their hot streak by jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp and never looked back in a 6-2 Prospect League win on the road at Veterans Memorial Park.
While the offense did its job with nine hits, the Paints’ pitching was outstanding. They used fourth pitchers and combined for 14 strikeouts, two walks and gave up only two hits.
Dawson Gabe started and pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run on one hit while striking out 10 and walking two. Todd Bangston pitched 1 1/3 innings and gave up one run and one hit, while Isaac Danford and Cal McAninch pitched one inning each and had a combined four strikeouts.
The Paints, who improved to 24-10 on the season, plated two runs in the first inning on a pair of RBI from Jeron Williams and Ben Gbur. Chillicothe pushed the lead to 3-0 in the fifth when Anthony Steele scored on a wild pitch.
After the Pistol Shrimp (24-12) scored an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 3-1, the Paints scored an unearned run in the seventh to push their lead back to three runs. Illinois Valley hit a solo home run in the seventh inning to cut the margin to 4-2.
In the top of the ninth inning, the Paints scored a pair of insurance runs when Steele blasted a two-run home run.
Williams had a big night at the plate by going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Steele finished with one hit and two RBI and reached base four times by walking three times and scored three runs. Owen Wilson had a double, scored a run and walked three times while Cameron Bowen went 2-for-5, including a double.
Chillicothe was scheduled to face the Pistol Shrimp tonight at 8:05 p.m. and then travel to take on the Lafayette Aviators on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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