Hesston had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Nickerson Panthers as they made off with a 15-2 victory. 15 seems to be a good number for the Swathers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jacob Burkholder
| 04/22/25 @ Nickerson | 3 |
| 05/03/24 @ Haven | 2 |
| 04/16/24 vs Nickerson | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Hoisington | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Larned | 1 |
Jacob Burkholder made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Burkholder was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Levi Flaming, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Tim Rhodes, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Hesston kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
Hesston's record now sits at 10-2. As for Nickerson, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hesston beat the Panthers by a score of 9-1 later that day.
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