Satin smooths out Wharton in complete-game shutout

Plant junior Robert Satin tossed a complete-game shutout at Wharton on Tuesday (photo by Mike Camunas).

By Mike Camunas
Creative Director

For our complete photo gallery from this game, click here.

TAMPA — Robert Satin was as silky smooth as his name.

Perhaps that’s why the junior southpaw went out and threw a complete-game, three-hit shutout for a 2-0 road win over Wharton on Tuesday evening, capping off a gem that lasted barely an hour and 45 minutes.

“Probably the best outing I’ve ever had,” Satin said reluctantly, as he improved to 5-1.  “They weren’t touching my fastball, and my curveball was on, so, yeah, it just felt great out there.”

The Panthers (18-5) helped out Satin early, grabbing a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning when Conley Strayer drove home his younger brother, Cash.

Wharton starter Evan Chrest, however, kept Plant at bay, despite giving up the two earned runs. He did strike out five, allow six hits and a walk in his own complete game.

Wharton senior Evan Chrest took the tough loss, despite a complete-game effort for the Wildcats.

But it was Satin that shut down any threats by the Wildcats (15-7), including a bases-loaded jam in the sixth in which he struck out the side This included his own coach, Dennis Braun, intentionally walking David Limbach to load the bases with one out.

Satin would then strike out Jake Turer and Henry Griffith, respectively, en route to 13 strikeouts in the game.

“Yeah, I was not expecting that,” Satin said of the intentional walk.

“I figured we get a double play ball there,” Braun added. “But he struck two guys out and then got the third guy — that was the idea, but you have to respect their guys, their hitters, but what (Satin) did was nothing short of amazing.”

Plant added the second insurance run in the sixth when Connor Fulmino took home on a throw to second to try to get a Jack Meade steal. While the Panthers got six hits off Chrest, including two by Cash Strayer. The elder Strayer, Conley, was impressed by Satin’s outing, especially after driving in his 14th RBI, second only to one other player (Satin – 20).

“He did a great job and got some big outs for us in the end,” Conley Strayer said. “For him to strike those three guys out there (in the sixth inning) was huge and in a close game like that, you can’t ask for more.”

Certainly Satin’s outing didn’t go unblemished. Wharton did put bats to the ball, but just couldn’t find a way to make them count.

“The name of the game is drive in runs,” Wildcats coach Michael Burgess said. “He did a great job. (Satin) pitched a hell of a game. But, fastballs are hittable, but tonight we didn’t hit them.”

Sure enough, Satin didn’t let them hit many fastballs, but there’s a reason Wharton didn’t, and it’s still as smooth as the pitcher’s last name.

“Yeah, they didn’t (hit the fastball),” Satin said, “and that was a lot of fun, too.”

For our complete photo gallery from this game, click here.

(2) Plant 2
(4) Wharton 0

P  100|001|0 – |2|6|1
W 000|000|0 – |0|3|2
W – Satin (5-1); L – Chrest (4-2)
2B – C. Strayer 2 (P); Mohler (W). Records – P (18-5); W (15-7).

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