Uintah can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They blew past the Smoky Hill Buffaloes 8-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Uintah.
Derick Hardy made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Hardy has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hardy was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ryan Mansfield was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Angel Rios, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Smoky Hill's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Rippee, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Uintah has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Smoky Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Uintah is on the road again on Wednesday to play Wasatch at 3:30 p.m. Uintah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Smoky Hill, they will head out on the road to challenge Rangeview at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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