Fishers suffered their closest loss since April 6, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of the Homestead Spartans by a score of 5-3. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Jase Ruggles put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Austin Conley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2024.
Back at the plate, Trevor Hall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He also hit a triple, marking his first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fishers fell to 7-1. As for Homestead, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Coming up, Fishers will host Noblesville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Homestead, they are taking a road trip to challenge Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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