It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Switzerland County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Rising Sun Shiners 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for the Pacers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Roman Hite
| 05/13/25 vs Rising Sun | 8 |
| 05/10/25 vs North Decatur | 3 |
| 05/07/25 @ Lawrenceburg | 0 |
| 05/03/25 @ Eastern Greene | 3 |
| 04/30/25 @ Rising Sun | 4 |
| + 5 more games |
Roman Hite was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Switzerland County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-7 otherwise.
Hite wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Byrd, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Madden Peelman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Switzerland County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Rising Sun, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Switzerland County will head out to square off against Clarksville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rising Sun, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against South Dearborn at 5:30 p.m. The Shiners' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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