Hagerstown put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the New Castle Trojans as the Hagerstown Tigers made off with an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for Hagerstown, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Andrew Frederick tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Hagerstown saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Burris, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cole Tracy, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, New Castle hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hagerstown's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Hagerstown will be playing in front of their home fans against Northeastern at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hagerstown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Northeastern's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for New Castle, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-3 loss vs. Yorktown on the 27th.
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