Thursday, June 12: Away vs. The Bushkill Minutemen

Outlaws 17     Bushkill 0

  Jake Hollweg (3-0) threw the first complete game shutout in Outlaws history by going 5 innings and defeating the Bushkill Minutemen 17-0.  He gave up only 2 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 1.

  The Outlaws pounded out 18 hits including triples by Cody Knecht and Travis Bisbing.

  The Outlaws jumped out to a quick 5-run lead in the top of the first.  With one out, Donnie Pietrafesa singled and stole 2nd.  He scored on a Jake Hollweg single to put the Outlaws ahead 1-0.  Hollweg stole second and scored on a Larry Kresge single for a 2-0 lead. 

  Cody Knecht walked and Chad Decker singled drive to in Kresge.  After a double steal, Jon Mandile singled driving in 2 runs and a 5-0 Outlaws lead. 

  Hollweg gave up a lead-off single in the bottom of the first.  With the runner on 2nd after a steal, Cody Knecht made a sparking defensive play on a line-drive hit to his right.  He snared it to prevent the Minutemen from scoring.  Hollweg then issued his only walk of the game to put runners on 1st and 2nd with one out, but was able to escape the inning unscathed by inducing the clean-up hitter to ground into a 6-4-3 double play.

  The Outlaws tacked on 3 more runs in the top of the 2nd.  Travis Bisbing lead off with a walk and then stole 2nd.  He scored on a Pietrafesa single.  Donnie P stole his 2nd base of the game and then scored on a Larry Kresge single.  Kresge would finish the game going 3-3 with 2 rbi's. 

  In the 3rd, Jon Mandile singled with one out and scored on Travis Bisbing's first triple of the year.  Mandile would finish the game 2-2.  Bisbing would later score in the inning to put the Outlaws up 10-0.

  In the bottom of the 3rd, Dylan Denninger would make an amazing diving catch as he ran a long way into the gap in right-center field to cut down what was a sure extra-base hit.

  In the 4th, Josh Perch singled, Jake Hollweg walked, and Dylan Denninger singled to load the bases.  They would all score on Cody Knecht's triple to right center field.  Knecht would be cut down at the plate but the damage was already done.  Knecht would finish the game with a career-high 4 rbi's.

  In the 5th, the Outlaws would continue to score.  Travis Bisbing would single and reach 2nd on a passed ball.  He would score on James Iversen's single; James' first rbi of the 2008 season.  Bisbing would go 2-2 in the game.  Dan Knecht would follow with a single of his own as he continued his hot hitting as well.

  The Outlaws improve to 9-0.

PM:  532 34 -- 17

BM: 000 00 --  0