Baseball Recap: Maize's loss ends seven-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 4:26pm

Baseball Recap: Maize Eagles vs. Hutchinson Salthawks

Maize was the 4-3 winner over Hutchinson when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Maize Eagles fell just short of the Hutchinson Salthawks by a score of 3-2 on Friday.

Easton Roth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.

On the hitting side, Maize saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Chalashtari, who went 1-for-1 with a double.

Maize's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6. As for Hutchinson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Maize beat Hutchinson by a score of 6-3 later that day.

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