Baseball Game Recap: Hobart Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 9:33am

Baseball Recap: Hobart Brickies vs. Chesterton Trojans

After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Hobart was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They fell just short of the Chesterton Trojans by a score of 2-1. Hobart was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Chesterton apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.

For Chesterton's part, Jason Bogner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up nine Ks. Bogner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Chesterton's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Troy Barrett, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

Hobart now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Chesterton, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.

Hobart is on the road again on Monday to play Highland at 5:00 p.m. As for Chesterton, they will take on Crown Point at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Crown Point: 2.8, Chesterton: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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