Baseball Recap: Morse picks up fourth straight win on the road

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 12:11pm

Baseball Recap: Morse Tigers vs. Lincoln Hornets

Morse came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Lincoln Hornets. That's more bragging rights for Morse, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Moises Davison made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Davison has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Davison was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Obed Gonzalez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Marcus Westover, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Morse's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-11. As for Lincoln, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-16-1 record this season.

Morse will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against High Tech CV at 3:30 p.m. High Tech CV is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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