Baseball Recap: Fishers Tigers vs. Hamilton Southeastern Royals
Fishers had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals and snuck past 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for Fishers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Owen Sanders looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fishers saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Doran, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Hamilton Southeastern's side, Ethan Lund was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Kam Seitz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Fishers' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Fishers beat Hamilton Southeastern by a score of 9-3.
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