Hershey fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Mechanicsburg on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mechanicsburg Wildcats by a score of 5-3. Hershey has struggled against Mechanicsburg recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Blake Umberger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Wildasin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hershey's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Mechanicsburg, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 14-0-1.
Hershey will be playing in front of their home fans against Governor Mifflin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mechanicsburg, they will head out on the road to square off against Northern York at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mechanicsburg is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
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