The Atlantic Trojans baseball team picked up a 10-2 home win over Shenandoah on Thursday night. The Trojans came through with a strong 3rd inning, tallying 6 runs to give them a stranglehold on the game. Aside from that inning the Trojans left some opportunities on the table though, leaving the bases loaded in the 2nd and 5th innings with no runs pushed across the plate. The Trojans stranded a total of 12 base-runners. After the game Atlantic Head Coach Gaylord Schelling said it was nice to get a win but he does expect his team to play better.

Colton Mudd pitched 6 efficient innings for the Trojans allowing the 2 runs on 4 hits with three walks, 7 strikeouts, and 1 hit batter. After the game Mudd said he felt good on the mound but the team knows they need to improve heading in to games on Friday at Creston and Monday at Lewis Central.

Kyle Owens took the loss for the Mustangs going three innings and allowing 8 runs on 5 hits. Owens had 4 strikeouts, 5 walks, and 4 hit batters. Kyle Cerven pitched the rest of the game for Shenandoah. Mason Goergen pitched the seventh to close the game for Atlantic.

The Trojans improved to 6-2 with the win. Shenandoah falls to 3-6.