Baseball Recap: Hamilton Southeastern Comes Up Short

If Hamilton Southeastern was feeling good fresh off their 11-1 takedown of Lawrence Central on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Royals took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fishers Tigers on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the Royals' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Michael Hoog

Base on Balls Against

04/30/25 vs Fishers	2
04/26/25 @ Lapel	1
04/23/25 @ Avon	2

Michael Hoog spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Hamilton Southeastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker O'Steen, who went 1-for-2 with one double. Isaiah Hamilton also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Hamilton Southeastern's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Fishers, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-2.

While Hamilton Southeastern had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.