Baseball Recap: Alex Pearson leads a balanced attack to beat Tualatin

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 10:54am

Baseball Recap: Tigard Tigers vs. Tualatin Timberwolves

Tigard won against Tualatin last Wednesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Tigard Tigers came out on top against the Tualatin Timberwolves by a score of 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tigard.

Trenton Hertzog spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Tigard saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Pearson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

The win got Tigard back to even at 13-13. As for Tualatin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-10 record this season.

Tigard will be playing at home against West Salem at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Tualatin, they will head out on the road to take on Lake Oswego at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Tualatin's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Lake Oswego's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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