After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Seneca, De Soto was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hillsboro Tigers a 12-0 shutout. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Finn Wrobel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because De Soto is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-8 otherwise. Wrobel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
In other pitching news, Peyton Crager looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Austin DeFlorian
| 05/06/25 @ Hillsboro | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Boscobel | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs North Crawford | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Brookwood | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Seneca | 1 |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Austin DeFlorian, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Harris Krueger, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
De Soto's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Hillsboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. De Soto will square off against North Crawford at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hillsboro, they will venture away from home to challenge Wonewoc-Center at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.83 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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