GAME VS SHADOW RIDGE

Today was the the JV's second game and also their second win.  The game started off on a bad note when a lead off double was waisted with Wyatt Reid being thrown out at third and a scoring threat coming up empty. Then in the bottom of the first Jimmy Muto pitched in and out of trouble but had to be pulled after suffering from discomfort in his throwing shoulder. After scoring two runs in the top half of the second inning the Hawks remained scoreless until the fifth inning when an offensive blowout occurred with 13 runs crossing the plate in a half inning that lasted nearly forty minutes. Yet even after the 13 run onslaught the Mustangs still battled and put four runs of their own on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth off of Dylan Ortwein. After a scoreless top of the sixth Mike Myers was brought in to pitch and after walking the lead off hitter he settled in and got three straight outs. The game was called after the end of the sixth due to the two and a half hour time limit with the Hawks winning by the score of 15 to 9. With this win the Hawks record advances to 2-0 and puts the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 2-1.

The game was a little messy and our pitching was not very good but our offensive output carried us through the shakiness in the other aspects of the game. Yet even during this game which was not very well played by either team their were some very good things that could be seen. Kyle Graves put down a great sacrifice bunt to advance a runner to third and nearly every one on the roster got into the game and helped in some fashion. The JV's next game is on Friday June 6th versus Sierra Vista Lions at Sierra Vista HS at 5:00.