MONROE — Senior pitcher Daniel Murphy threw a two-hit shutout on just 69 pitches, 49 of which were strikes, to lead Monroe past Jackson in Wesco 4A baseball. Murphy did not walk a batter.
The Bearcats scored three runs in the fifth inning, beginning with an RBI single from Hayden Curnutt. Jared Cogar capped the inning with a two-out, two-run single. Monroe has won six of its past eight games.
At Marshall Field
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Alec Anderson, Justin Hardman (6) and Gavin O’Donnell. Daniel Murphy and Eric Pino. WP-Murphy. LP-A. Anderson. Records—Jackson 4-5 league, 6-9 overall. Monroe 5-4, 6-7.
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