Hampton, VA – The Apprentice Baseball team extended its winning streak, on Friday afternoon, to seven games after sweeping visiting Castleton at Historic War Memorial Stadium.  While the Builders offense has been a highlight of their win streak, today the pitching played a dominated role.  Andrew Castine, Logan Mize, Tyler Winegard and Thomas Packert combined to only give up 3 runs, while striking out 16 batters in the doubleheader. 

Game 1: Apprentice 4 Castleton 3

Jake Day finished 1-3 with a run

Thomas Packert went 1-3 from the plate, while driving in 2 runs on a clutch hit

Matt Phoebus was 1-3, scoring 1 run with an RBI and a double

Andrew Castine pitched 6.2 innings with 5 strikeouts

Logan Mize relived Castine to strike out the final batter

Game 2: Builders 2 Castleton 0

Thomas Packert finished 2-3 with a run

Maxwell Burcham went 2-2

Tyler Wingard and Thomas Packert combined for the shutout. 

                -Wingard pitched 4 innings only giving up 3 hots while striking out 3 batters

                -Packert pitched 3 innings only giving up 1 hit while striking out 7 batters

Apprentice will return to action next Friday as they host Tufts for a weekend matchup.  Stay tuned to www.gobuilders.com and athletics social media for scores and recaps.