After flying high against San Domenico last Wednesday, Stuart Hall came back down to earth. The Stuart Hall Knights lost 9-2 to the Urban Blues on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Stuart Hall of the 10-9 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Alex Heinicke was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Heinicke has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Heinicke was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, William Malko made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Stuart Hall didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Urban only tossed seven.
Like Stuart Hall, Urban also got a great game from a two-way player: Harry Setrakian. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Setrakian was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Nonaka, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Timothy Chan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Stuart Hall's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Urban, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-7.
As of now, neither Stuart Hall nor Urban have any future games scheduled.
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