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Phoenix Hotspur's Chikafuji Stands out in Shutout Saturday, August 6th, 2022 "That's one thing that has never changed in this game -- pitching can control hitting," the Youth manager told reporters after today's game. The Athletic Club KC Academy ran into a buzzsaw as Yusuke Chikafuji cut them down to size 7-0 with a 1-hit shutout. His skipper added, "He knows exactly what he's doing. He's not going to throw you a good pitch until you make him throw one." In the complete game whitewash the Phoenix Hotspur hurler doled out 1 walk and registered 5 strikeouts. In the postgame press conference his catcher said, "Yusuke goes out there and just goes about his business. I don't think he gets too concerned about what's going on. You can call any pitch and you know where he's going to be." Chikafuji also got some praise from the Athletic Club KC Academy manager. "He really kept us in check today. Everything looked to be moving. Seemed like the pitch was right down the middle and it went over down and away... we took some pathetic swings." To date this season Chikafuji is 8-4 with 17 starts and an ERA of 3.36 with 86 strikeouts in 109.2 innings. |
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