Baseball Recap: Etna Wins Going Away Against Hamilton

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 vs Trinity	29
05/02/25 vs Fall River	23
05/16/25 vs Trinity	18
04/08/25 vs Weed	15
05/02/25 vs Fall River	14

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Etna walked away with it. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Hamilton Braves on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 13 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Clayton Harris was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Emmitt Griggs was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Emmett Stacher was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Etna always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .520 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Etna has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.

Coming up, Etna will face off against Mt. Shasta at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Lions will need to watch out since the Bears have now posted at least ten runs in their last four matches. Hamilton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.