Baseball Recap: Hastings Comes Up Short

Hastings was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 8-5 to the Plainwell Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-7 on Thursday.

Grady Reed and Dustin Lampart stepped up to the plate in a big way. Reed scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Lampart scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Denton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Hastings' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Plainwell, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.

Coming up, Hastings will be playing in front of their home fans against Saranac at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Plainwell, they will venture away from home to challenge Allegan at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.