Baseball Recap: Washington Hatchets vs. Mt. Vernon Wildcats
Washington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Mt. Vernon Wildcats with a sharp 10-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Washington also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
John Chapman and Alton Ostby were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Chapman tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Ostby didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Chapman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Chapman scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Ostby went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trey James, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Memering, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Mt. Vernon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Holder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Washington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Washington will head out on the road to take on Loogootee at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Loogootee: 3, Washington: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mt. Vernon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Boonville at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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