Ritchie was simply phenomenal for Gwinnett, while there were other noteworthy performances down on the farm on Wednesday, so let’s jump into it all.

(55-72) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (55-69) Norfolk Tide 1 • Jonathan Ornelas, CF: 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R • Luke Waddell, 3B: 2-3, R • JR Ritchie, SP: 6 IP, H, 2 BB, 11 K

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JR Ritchie spun arguably his best professional start to this point in his career on Wednesday, as the 22-year-old tossed six innings of scoreless ball to lead Gwinnett to a narrow 2-1 victory over Norfolk.

All told, Ritchie gave up just one hit on the night while only issuing a pair of walks and striking out 11. It was a nice turn of events for Ritchie after he gave up five earned runs on four hits in just 3.1 innings of work in his last outing. Across seven starts at

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