FLYIN’ FISH (6-9) 0
SNOW CATS (13-3) 9
A.J. Gartland (Alfred State College) extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings and four straight starts to lead the Snow Cats to their sixth straight win. The 6-foot-1 southpaw punched out nine batters over his six innings of work, including seven batters in a row between the first and third. His earned run average now stands at 0.25 with a 0.54 WHIP and .105 opponents’ batting average.
AJ Gartland gets the routine pop up to end the top of the sixth. Southpaw has nine strike outs through six scoreless. Snow Cats 9 Flyin’ Fish 0 @interstateCBL pic.twitter.com/5zSzWkxxhp
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) August 6, 2020
Rojo Prarie (The College of William & Mary) closed out the contest with a strikeout. The 5-foot-11 right-hander now has 34 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings this summer. His ERA stands at 0.81 with a .105 opponents’ batting average as well.
Rojo Prarie gets the ground ball for the final out. @GenevaSnowCats 9 Flyin’ Fish 0 Prarie and AJ Gartland combine on the 3-hit shutout. Gartland has thrown 23 straight shutout innings and has not allowed a run since July 12. @interstateCBL pic.twitter.com/jfyx0JRDTW
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) August 6, 2020
Matt Smith (Ithaca College) paced the offense with a two-run single. Patrick Blackall (Rochester Institute of Technology) and Buzz Shirley (Ithaca College) both produced a sacrifice fly apiece. Garrett Bell (Ithaca College) accounted for the team’s only extra-base hit with a fourth-inning double.
For the Flyin’ Fish, Michael Jamele (Merrimack College), Dylan McKenzie (SUNY Cortland) and Trevor Robinson (Tompkins County Community College) had a base knock apiece. Josh Van Bramer (Alfred State College) notched six strikeouts, including striking out the side to start the game.
| ICBL Standings 2020 | ||||||
| Rochester East Division | W | L | Pct. | GB | Last 10 | Strk |
| Monarchs | 11 | 5 | .688 | 7-3 | W4 | |
| Blue Jays | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| DP Orange | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.5 | 4-6 | L5 |
| Orioles | 5 | 11 | .313 | 6 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Rochester West Division | ||||||
| Snow Cats | 13 | 3 | .813 | 0 | 8-2 | W6 |
| Cardinals | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.5 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Flyin’ Fish | 6 | 9 | .400 | 6.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| DP Green | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 | 0-10 | L13 |
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