Baseball Recap: Hackberry Picks Up Second Consecutive Win

Hackberry won against Singer on Tuesday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Hackberry's pitchers stepped up to hand the Elton Indians a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Mustangs have won four matchups by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lane Gray and Wyatt Poole made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Gray struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Poole tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Gray a new career-low. At the plate, Gray scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Poole scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Gray has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other pitching news, Tripp Bunch looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Kaston Moore

Runs

03/26/25 @ Elton	3
03/25/25 @ Singer	3
03/10/25 @ Evans	2
03/21/25 @ Grand Lake	1
03/20/25 @ Elizabeth	1
+ 1 more games

Back at the plate, Hackberry let Kaston Moore and Devin Murphy run wild. Moore scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Murphy scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Moore is becoming a predictor of Hackberry's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Madden Spicer also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Hackberry kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.

The victory made it two in a row for Hackberry and bumps their season record up to 4-6. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-5 Elton and 4-10 Singer. As for Elton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.

Coming up, Hackberry will venture away from home to square off against South Cameron at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Elton, they will host Singer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.