Baseball Recap: Brycen Hunt and Ethan Wall secure win for Fairland

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 8:32pm

Baseball Recap: Fairland Dragons vs. Rock Hill Redmen

Fairland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Rock Hill Redmen. That's two games straight that Fairland has won by exactly five runs.

Ethan Wall and Brycen Hunt made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Wall struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Hunt pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wall has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Wall scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Hunt scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keegan Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Fairland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Rock Hill, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fairland will challenge South Point at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Rock Hill, they will head out on the road to square off against Portsmouth at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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