Schultz & 'Shrimp Shutout Paints 6-0

PERU, Ill. - The Chillicothe Paints, presented by Adena Health System, made five errors and were shutout for the first time this season, losing 6-0 to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp Saturday night in Peru.

Chillicothe (3-1, 24-11) was only able to muster three hits against Pistol Shrimp starting pitcher Noah Schultz, who some predict will go as high as 10th in next week's MLB Draft. Schultz didn't walk anyone and struck out seven over his five innings en route to his first win of the season.

Illinois Valley (4-1, 24-12) got on the board in the bottom of the first. After a one-out walk to Justin Rios, Jack Johnstown singled to center field, where it was misplayed, allowing Rios to score from first, giving the 'Shrimp an early 1-0 lead.

They made it 2-0 in the third. Rios was hit by a pitch, later scoring on a two-out RBI double by Tucker Bougie. Harry Mauterer doubled with one out in the fourth, later scoring on a two-out double by Cole Luckey, making it 3-0 Pistol Shrimp.

A hit batter and two Paints errors led to two more for Illinois Valley in the fifth. Two hits and an error made it 6-0 after six.

Ty Weatherly thre the final four innings for Illinois Valley, retiring the first 10 batters he faced. Jeron Williams singled with one out in the ninth, but Weatherly struck out the final two batters of the game, giving his eight on the night and earning his second save of the year.

Gunnar Boehm (1-3) took the loss for Chillicothe. He allowed six runs, three earned, on nine hits, walking one and striking out five over 5 1/3 innings. Todd Bangtson retired the only two hitters he faced in the sixth. Jake Norris allowed just one hit and struck out three over the final two innings. 

The Paints wrap up their four-game trip in the Wabash River Division Sunday afternoon with a 3 p.m. start against the Aviators in Lafayette, Ind.