Hercules waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Vallejo Redhawks. 11 seems to be a good number for the Titans as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Noah Ledesma
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Noah Ledesma made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Cameron Solis and Wynston Bishop did most of the damage at the plate: Solis went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two doubles, while Bishop went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Hercules is 5-1-1 when Bishop posts two or more runs, but 6-7-1 otherwise. William Hobbs was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Hercules kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Hercules pushed their record up to 11-8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Vallejo, they moved to 10-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hercules beat the Redhawks by a score of 11-4 on Friday.
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