Baseball Preview: Mission Oak Hawks vs. Hanford Bullpups
The Mission Oak Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Hanford Bullpups at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mission Oak's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Tulare Union. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mission Oak.
Gage Hastin made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hastin was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kannon Silva, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hanford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Tulare Western by a score of 9-4 on Thursday.
Hanford also got a great performance from Mason Soares as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Christian Mendez was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Manny Souza, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
The victory got Mission Oak back to even at 11-11. As for Hanford, their record now sits at 13-10.
Mission Oak skirted past Hanford 2-1 in their previous meeting on April 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission Oak since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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