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Oilmen Tie Longest Win Streak in Franchise History06/13/2024 9:46 PM - The clouds of the heavens parted over the Elkhart Athletic complex to allow for the game to happen. It took a lot of diamond dry and a ten-minute rain delay, but the game was able to be played despite storms rolling through the area. The clouds weren't the only place with some thunder, as Dasan Lee drove in four runs on two hits to lead the Oilmen past the Elkhart County Miracle 7-1 on Thursday. Lee singled in the first scoring two, singled in the fifth scoring one, and hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh scoring one. The historic 8th win in a row has tied the Oilmen record. The team has combined excellent pitching with timely hitting to accomplish a feat of not only winning 8 games in a row, but starting the season off undefeated. This is truly commendable, and the Oilmen are very proud of this team for what they have already accomplished. Dasaan Lee was selected as the White Castle player of the game for his tremendous first game with the team. Lee went 2-3 with 4 RBI in his debut with the Oilmen. He also held down first base, making a few quality plays. His ability to step up despite being the new guy on the squad gave the Oilmen the winning runs, and set the squad up for success. Coach Tyler Zunkel shared his thoughts on the record-tying 8th win in a row. "Job's not finished yet. I am happy the boys came out with all of the rain and stuff, the field probably wasn't ready but we made it ready and got it done." Tommy Haggerty gave the team another boost for the start, which Zunkel noted gave the Oilmen a chance to go out there and get on top early. "They had a good arm, he worked on the mound. I think we were happy to see a faster fastball, a little more velo, and some of the guys really impressed me by jumping on that". The baserunning was huge today, and Zunkel says he is allowing the team a chance to turn it and burn it. "I want to give everyone a chance to have the green light, you have to find out on your own. The guys want to be aggressive, they want to get that extra base, and I'm not going to stop them from doing that if they see an opening". |