By Fred Kroner
Brady Clodfelder and Parker Knierim combined on a five-hitter on Friday (April 22) as Villa Grove posted its second straight shutout victory, 5-0, at Blue Ridge.
Clodfelder struck out four and walked two in six innings. He scattered four hits. Knierim worked the final inning, logging three strikeouts and yielding one hit.
Peyton Smith and Luke Zimmerman laced two hits apiece. Zimmerman stole three bases on a day the Blue Devils swiped nine bases.
Jake Gilles scored two runs and stole two bases. Tyler Wilson also swiped two bases.
Villa Grove (5-8) returns to action on Monday (April 25) at home against Toledo Cumberland.
