The senior struck out the first nine batters. I wasn t really paying attention to it until somebody said something to me, Pepkowski said. I was just going out there and throwing my game.
But as the Bulldogs looked to stage a late comeback, it was actually Pepkowski s teammate, catcher Jordan August, who slammed the door shut.
With two outs in hand thanks to a pair of strikeouts from Pepkowski, August recorded the last out of the game by picking off Crown Point s Audrey Williams, who was trying to steal second base. Shortstop Sydney Doloszycki caught August s timely throw and tagged Williams to cap off the Indians 4-2 Duneland Athletic Conference home victory.