Baseball Recap: Hamilton Takes a Loss

Hamilton had lost five straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-16 to make it six. They came up short against the Nuview Bridge Knights, falling 15-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-5 back in March.

Hamilton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Barreto, who went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another was Joey Alvarez, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.

As for Nuview Bridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. The result was nothing new for Nuview Bridge, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.

On Nuview Bridge's side, Nelson Lara made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Lara has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Nuview Bridge is undefeated when Lara posts two or more runs, but 9-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, Tobias Olague was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Rivera, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs.

As of now, neither Hamilton nor Nuview Bridge have any future games scheduled.