After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Perry, Hamilton was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Chandler Wolves. That's more bragging rights for Hamilton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hamilton got a great performance from Cade Burghardt as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Boston Kellner, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Chandler's side, Wali Hasan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Lorgan, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Hamilton pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs per game. As for Chandler, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11-2.
Hamilton will head out on the road to take on Liberty at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hamilton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chandler, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tolleson at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Tolleson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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