After soaring to ten runs the game before, Hamilton was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the California Lutheran C-Hawks. The loss continues a trend for Hamilton in their matchups with California Lutheran: they've now lost five in a row.
Hamilton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Aanestad, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Aanestad has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Hamilton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 20 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On California Lutheran's side, Colton McGee was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). McGee was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Riccardo Paganelli was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Christian Sutton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Hamilton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for California Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Hamilton will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Sherman Indian at 3:30 p.m. Hamilton is facing Sherman Indian at the right time seeing as Sherman Indian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for California Lutheran, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Southlands Christian at 3:15 p.m. The last three games Southlands Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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