Maryland Shut Out, 1-0, By Lions, Koyama
The <Maryland Bridegrooms:team#76> had no answer today for <Kentucky Lions:team#7> pitcher <Ichiro Koyama:player#11414>. They failed to score a single run against him, losing 1-0. <Maryland:team#76> managed only 4 hits off <Koyama:player#11414>, who had 10 strikeouts.

The extraordinarily popular Koyama got a standing ovation from the hometown crowd as he left the field, the applause continuing until he returned from the dugout to tip his cap to the crowd.

"Lions fans are the best fans, in my opinion," he said. "It's a great feeling to throw a shutout under any circumstances but to do it with the crowd behind you like that is just incredible."

To date this season <Koyama:player#11414> is 3-1 with 6 starts and an ERA of 4.11 with 44 strikeouts in 35 innings. 

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