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Fitzmaurice Brilliant, Blanks Timber Rattlers Saturday, July 13th , 2109 Riley Fitzmaurice was throwing strikes early and getting ahead in the count, his manager said after the Quad Cities River Bandits hurler tossed a 5-hit, complete game shutout against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. "I went right after each hitter, trying to get ahead in the count," said Fitzmaurice. "I wanted them to swing the bats and keep my pitch count down. It worked. I felt strong the whole game, even in the last two innings." Fitzmaurice walked 0 and struck out 11 in the 4-0 victory. Up to now Fitzmaurice has compiled an ERA of 2.76 with a 5-6 mark over 18 starts. He has 105 strikeouts in 101 innings and has held opponents to a .210 batting average. View Boxscore View Game Log |
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