Baseball Recap: Hobart Comes Up Short

Hobart extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping their season record down to 2-14 in the process. They came up short against the Hinton Comets, falling 9-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Comets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-5 last Tuesday.

As for Hinton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-16. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games.

For Hinton's part, Mason Calk and Randen House were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Calk pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, House struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Calk went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI, while House went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. House is becoming a predictor of Hinton's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-16 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Jacob Bonnewell was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Stefler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs.

Hobart does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hinton, they will head out on the road to take on Merritt at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday.