
Vikings
05/13/25 @ Comstock Park | 7-0 |
05/10/25 @ Zion Christian | 5-4 |
05/08/25 @ Godwin Heights | 18-0 |
05/06/25 vs Godwin Heights | 3-1 |
05/06/25 vs Godwin Heights | 12-0 |
+ 8 more games |
Hopkins entered their tilt with Comstock Park on Tuesday with 12 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 13. They never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. Considering the Vikings have won 11 matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Christian Smigiel, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Comstock Park off the board. Smigiel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kellen Ford, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and two runs. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Cody Benting was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Hopkins pushed their record up to 19-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Comstock Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Hopkins will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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