Baseball Recap: Tinley Park Titans vs. Oak Lawn Spartans
Tinley Park waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Oak Lawn Spartans by a score of 8-3. That's more bragging rights for Tinley Park, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ryan Exline spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sean McCullough was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariano DiGangi, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Oak Lawn's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hilger, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Tinley Park's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Oak Lawn, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Tinley Park will face off against Morgan Park at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Oak Lawn, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Patrick at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oak Lawn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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