Baseball Recap: Mountain Home triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Andrew Chapman

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 6:23pm

Baseball Recap: Mountain Home Tigers vs. Wood River Wolverines

Mountain Home won against Burley on Wednesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Mountain Home Tigers walked away with a 10-5 win over the Wood River Wolverines. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mountain Home.

Andrew Chapman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Chapman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.

In other batting news, Mountain Home let Zander Friberg and Marcus Lopez loose on the outfield. Friberg went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI, while Lopez scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Friberg has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Easton Vivier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

On Wood River's side, Ozzie Scherer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Mountain Home is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Wood River, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-16 record this season.

As of now, neither Mountain Home nor Wood River have any future games scheduled.

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