The Gothenburg Junior Melons had a busy week last week with four games, including rival Ogallala and highly ranked Minden. The Melons went 3-1 for the week, and in the three wins, the Melons outscored their opponents 35-14.
The Melons' pitching staff combined for 23 strikeouts against 85 batters, making it a 27% strikeout rate, as we saw the pitching debut of Gunnar Thompson.
The Melons' three wins were 14-7 at Cambridge on June 15, 11-5 at Ogallala on June 17, and 10-2 vs. Imperial on June 20.
Although sandwiched between these wins, the Melons stayed home to face Minden on Friday, the 19th. Callen Johnson got the start on the bump. He is primarily a fastball pitcher with the slight use of a breaking curve that complements each other. Johnson started off by giving up two singles and a walk be…