Baseball Recap: Tulare Western Mustangs vs. Hanford Bullpups
There's no place like home for Tulare Western, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hanford Bullpups on Tuesday and snuck past 4-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Tulare Western also won the last time the pair played back in March.
William Masterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Masterson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Blake Crawford was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Chi'el Sanchez, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Hanford's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Knight, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Knight is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Tulare Western pushed their record up to 13-11 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Hanford, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Tulare Western will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hanford: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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