Stigler stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Kansas Comets with a sharp 12-4 win. Stigler's victory was all the more impressive since Kansas was averaging only 3.58 runs allowed on the season.
Cole Hamlin was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Hamlin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hamlin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Cade Eakle was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jace Bush, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Stigler is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Kansas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 25-8.
Stigler will head out on the road to square off against Red Oak at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Red Oak will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Kansas, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Stilwell at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Kansas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Stilwell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
