The Hutchinson Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mound-Westonka White Hawks at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hutchinson: 3, Mound-Westonka: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hutchinson fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Southwest Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Stars by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Mound-Westonka had just enough and edged Delano out 6-5 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mound-Westonka.
Connor Esposito made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Esposito was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grayson Van Nelson, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
Hutchinson's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Mound-Westonka, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Hutchinson came up short against Mound-Westonka in their previous matchup on May 2nd, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Esposito, who struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Hutchinson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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