Hancock had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They never let the Berkeley Springs Indians onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. For Hancock, this counts as revenge for the 15-5 loss Berkeley Springs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Blaire Ray made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Ray was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Logan Trumpower was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brooks Norris, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Even though they lost, Berkeley Springs didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Berkeley Springs hasn't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Hancock will be playing in front of their home fans against Shanksville Stonycreek at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Hancock is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Berkeley Springs, they will head out on the road to challenge Hampshire at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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