Baseball Recap: Heath Bulldogs vs. Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets
Heath waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets. This was payback for Heath, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Wyatt Binckley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Corbett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tannar Patterson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Mt. Vernon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zac Clow, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Heath pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mt. Vernon, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-4.
As of now, neither Heath nor Mt. Vernon have any future games scheduled.
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