Christiansburg Makes Quick Work of Cave Spring
April 25, 2019
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Christiansburg struck early in this game in the bottom of the first inning after a 1-2-3 top half of the inning from starter Brady Kirtner. The Blue Demons would load the bases with one out after two walks and a single for SS MJ Hunter. Hunter took a 2-1 fastball up and away and send it flying to deep right center field for a bases clearing Grand Slam to make a quick 4-0 lead.
Cave Spring was able to get two runners on in the top of the second, but Kirtner was able to induce a groundout to end the frame unscathed. Christiansburg would again strike in the bottom half, this time providing a big two out rally.
After two quick outs to start the bottom half, The bases again would load after two walks and a single. Zalen Akers would provide a big two out single up the middle scoring two. Two more walks would load the bases and score one run and that would be followed by another bases loaded single, this time off the bat of Ty Dunkleman scoring two more. All in all the Blue Demons would score six in the inning to jump out to a 10-0 lead. They would add one more in the fourth to make the score 11-0.
Kirtner was able to shut down the Cave Spring offense, throwing a five inning shutout scattering one-hit, while walking three. He had 9 strikeouts on the day and kept the Cave Spring offense at bay with a steady mix of fastball and breaking ball.
Akers led the Blue Demons going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Hunter was 1-for-2 with his Grand Slam and four RBI
Dunkleman also had one hit and two RBI on the day
Holden Wilkerson had the lone hit for Cave Spring
Christiansburg improves to 11-2 on the year while Cave Spring drops to 9-4 this spring.