The Frankfort Hot Dogs will take on the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Frankfort came out on top against Hamilton Heights on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run sixth inning. The Hot Dogs were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Huskies. The Hot Dogs haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Alex Lopez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Frankfort's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 10-12 when he doesn't).
Kelby Santos
| 05/24/25 @ Hamilton Heights | 2 |
| 05/21/25 vs Crawfordsville | 1 |
| 05/12/25 @ Harrison | 1 |
| 05/10/25 vs Peru | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs McCutcheon | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kelby Santos, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Sandoval, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Western Boone typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Tri-West Hendricks proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Stars, sneaking past 2-1.
Like Frankfort, Tri-West Hendricks also got a great game from a two-way player: Zack Baute. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Baute was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ethan Frye was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Tri-West Hendricks has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Frankfort, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
