Mitch Ludtke retired all eight batters he faced Friday, July 31, including seven straight strikeouts. After getting the first batter he faced to fly out for the second out of the sixth inning, Ludtke made quick work of the next seven batters by striking them out. He fanned the ninth batter in Kitsap’s lineup to end the sixth and then struck out the side in both the seventh and eighth innings.

“Mitch was really, really good out there for us tonight,” Newell said. “We could have left him out there longer, but we decided to take him out so we only lose him for one day.

“He’s shown flashes of his great ability all season and tonight he just pulled it all together. He was able to throw all three of his pitches for strikes consistently and kept his pitch count down.”

Mark Purser pitched a perfect ninth inning as the Bells retired 11 straight batters after allowing the BlueJackets to explode for five runs in the sixth inning.

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