Hauser had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Decatur Cougars a 5-0 shutout. For Hauser, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 loss South Decatur walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Simeon Wasil made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Wasil has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Wasil was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Wasil wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kameron Blair, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Like Hauser, South Decatur also got a great game from a two-way player: Devin Pate. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Pate was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Hauser has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for South Decatur, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.
Hauser will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Decatur: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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